theodicee

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hey guys lets discuss the problem of evil
as an atheist myself i do not believe that it is a good argument against the existence of the christian god

here are some points to consider

it is not gods goal to make everyone as happy as possible but he wants as many people as possible to initiate a relationship with him
it is totally possible that in a world of free agents many people come to know god through intense suffering

also you cannot possibly know whether god might have a sufficient reason to allow some suffering because it might bring about a greater good in the future

also there is a difference between logically possible and feasible worlds even for an omnipotent god

the classic example is that god could not make a prime number into a prime minister
so it might not be feasible for god to create a world with less or no suffering in which the same amount of people freely come to know god

>isnt heaven a logically possible world in which everyone freely comes to know god without suffering ?
no heaven might not be feasible without the previous life in the earthly world