Posted: Dec 14, 2016 9:26 pm
Now, before I get onto my point, I am not suggesting that god doesn't exist nor am I suggesting the contrary, just a problem in the portrayals of god.
If god is all-knowing, he/she knows whatever evil is happening. He/she would also know the way to stop that evil.
If god is all-powerful, he can perform any task necessary to stop evil, presuming he knows how to stop it.
If god is all-good, he will always attempt to stop evil.
We know however, the universe isn't all-good or all-kind, the fact that supposedly hell, and the devil exist, and that some people go to hell, means that not all evil has been stopped. Thus god either can't stop the evil, doesn't know how, or doesn't wish to. That eliminates him being all three of those traits. Albeit he could potentially be all-good and all-powerful simultaneously, or all-knowing and all-powerful.
There is a potential problem of him being all-knowing and all-good, as he would know of some evils, thus suggesting he may have some part of him which is "evil". Also, if he was all-good, all-knowing and all-powerful he would have stopped the devil from existing.
A potential idea in which god could exist is that god and the devil are one and the same, and eliminating the all-good trait. Alternatively he might just be quite good, quite powerful and quite knowledgeable, which would tie in with the possibility that it could have been an alien visitor many years ago, or a small group of individuals who were far more technologically advanced and for some reason disappeared (or hid away).
Anyway, I'd like to know the thoughts all of you have on this topic.
If god is all-knowing, he/she knows whatever evil is happening. He/she would also know the way to stop that evil.
If god is all-powerful, he can perform any task necessary to stop evil, presuming he knows how to stop it.
If god is all-good, he will always attempt to stop evil.
We know however, the universe isn't all-good or all-kind, the fact that supposedly hell, and the devil exist, and that some people go to hell, means that not all evil has been stopped. Thus god either can't stop the evil, doesn't know how, or doesn't wish to. That eliminates him being all three of those traits. Albeit he could potentially be all-good and all-powerful simultaneously, or all-knowing and all-powerful.
There is a potential problem of him being all-knowing and all-good, as he would know of some evils, thus suggesting he may have some part of him which is "evil". Also, if he was all-good, all-knowing and all-powerful he would have stopped the devil from existing.
A potential idea in which god could exist is that god and the devil are one and the same, and eliminating the all-good trait. Alternatively he might just be quite good, quite powerful and quite knowledgeable, which would tie in with the possibility that it could have been an alien visitor many years ago, or a small group of individuals who were far more technologically advanced and for some reason disappeared (or hid away).
Anyway, I'd like to know the thoughts all of you have on this topic.