Theists have "answers" to the problem of suffering, but the answers are unconvincing

A response to Epydemic2020's video "The Problem of Evil - Is It a Problem?"

For a more in-depth look at the variety of supernatural explanations that theists have for suffering, see my video series "The Problem of Suffering: the 7 Supernatural Answers vs. the 1 Naturalistic" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w2pn66VVWk&feature=PlayList&p=2E827A1...

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[derek24hudson]

Sorry to be so simple-minded and lowbrow but..

'God' must have foreseen all the suffering and evil that would occur on earth...murder, starvation, rape, torture etc...yet 'he' proceeded to create. For what selfish reason? Because 'he' was lonely? Needed love? Then 'he' is weak...and selfish. If you KNEW that your children would CERTAINLY die from cancer at age 6, would you go ahead and have them?

[ToddAllenGates]

@derek24hudson

Agreed - as I said, Christians can come up with "answers" to the problem of suffering: it's just that none are very good.

[ReligiousFiction]

Very nice thoughts. Am I already a subscriber? I don't know... but for sure I will be after watching this vid!

[ToddAllenGates]

> Am I already a subscriber? I don't know... but for sure I will be after watching this vid!

Thanks: much appreciated!

[titsgalore48]

didnt you have long hair or was that fake? in ur harp vids.

[ToddAllenGates]

> didnt you have long hair or was that fake in ur harp vids?

I *did* used to have long hair—you can see my old pictures at the bottom of my myspace page (myspaceDOTcom/ToddAllenGates)­—but that was back in the 1980s. When I made my first five harp videos back in 2007, the hair was fake (just trying to capture my old look).

[ToddAllenGates]

> I'll have to check his stuff out

Potholer54 has several great "made easy" series: "History of the Universe Made Easy," "The Origin of Life Made Easy," etc.

You might like his "schools" version of the "Made Easy" videos the best (these are the ones he puts on DVDs and distributes free of charge to schools), as those leave out most of the atheist rhetoric ha-ha.

[Epydemic2020]

I'll have to check his stuff out.

[ToddAllenGates]

> Keep up the great work

Thanks John, and good to hear from you!

[ToddAllenGates]

> I hope you don't question the origin of the universe/ garden of eden etc for a majority of your video.

I won't, because there are other atheist YouTubers who handle that subject *much* better than I can (such as potholer54)—I'll leave that subject to them!