Why is there death and suffering in the world?

Without Excuse: Answering the skeptics one question at a time. In our first installment, we answer the age-old argument against God: How could a good God allow death and suffering in the world? By exposing the foolish assumptions of this question, we will see that the Bible has the answer and that those who choose not to believe are without excuse.

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[nitkoffsky]

@JesusIsUrSaviour This earthly life is but an insignificant drop of water when compared to the oceans of eternity. I was born & raised to follow Krishna. So, if I live my entire life as a devout Hare Krishna & never say the sinner's prayer to receive your Jesus & am judged for this cardinal sin & sent to hell to be punished for all eternity. This sentence is SO unjust for the "crime" I committed against your God! Therefore, I would have to conclude that your God is immoral.

[nitkoffsky]

@JesusIsUrSaviour All the creations of your God are robots. They all have LIMITED WILL according to there DNA. A bird can fly-you cannot. Your God designed & programmed each 1 of his beloved creations. So then, God being omnipotent could have programmed the human race WITHOUT the ability to hate, lie, steal, murder, commit adultery, etc. We would still have LIMITED "free will" to make better choices with better consequences because we have been created this way by a LOVING God.

[nitkoffsky]

@bogusnachos I agree, dude! The Christian faith loves to blame man for the suffering, pain & death of our world. But what they fail to admit is that all the good & ALL the BAD in our world is because of what their God allows. He is the universal creator & ultimate power source . What bothers me the most about this God is that He allows Satan and his demons to tempt & torment mankind. Why in the beginning, did God create Satan & beings like him? They serve NO good purpose!

[Garrison5402]

Because people turn a blind eye to people in need.

[Botjer1]

Hahahahaha this is so crappy!

[johndebbra]

wow that is like saying all of BTK's family should be in jail for his crime,we are punished for Adam and Eve's transgression

[bogusnachos]

@JesusIsUrSaviour Again, you are dodging the question with your juvenile attempt to put me on the defensive. If i could wipe out cancer in children, i would. Your God can, being all powerful - you say because Adam ate fruit. What a good reason to let children suffer.

[bogusnachos]

@JesusIsUrSaviour No tautology whatsoever. Humans survive by co-operating with each other - not out of altruism but out of self-interest. People who can see past their immediate self interest and work with others are more likely to survive and pass the genes on. This creates the basis for a society along with morals, values, beliefs etc.

[bogusnachos]

@JesusIsUrSaviour I cannot prevent the suffering, therefore i don't allow it. If i were all powerful, as your god is supposed to be, I would put an end to all suffering. Your argument is absurd and a pathetic attemp to put me on the defensive. You keep dodging the question you can't answer. How can an all powerful god be good and still allow suffering. The answer is he can't. It is much more likely there is no god.

[bogusnachos]

@JesusIsUrSaviour I am not promoting a worldview, you are. Please tell me where my "Philosophical Conjecture" is in error. Where did i say anything about "chemical reactions blindly reacting..." ? this is an invention of your messed up brain. Really, dude, you could use some therapy.