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Originally Posted by Cheese
I have to say BBS that I am really trying to understand your logic...but I cant. You may be writing it too fast to complete the thought, or maybe its the thought pattern of an Agnostic that doesnt have an idea one way or the other?
Seriously...I dont follow your thought process at all...maybe Rouge can.
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It's simple Cheese. You asked Why does evil exist. Based on something like this:
1) If God exists he must be an omnimax God (implied by the rest of your posts)
2) If God is an Omnimax God then evil should not exist
3) Evil Exists
If you're truely perplexed why evil exists then what you are asking is which of the premesis is incorrect:
a) That God is an omnimax God
b) That an omnimax God should stop evil
c) The implied premis that God exists, becasue God existing is parmount to making this a Paradox.
We know that you do not believe in God, this arguement should be irrelevant to you in a discussion as to why evil exists, becasue the flow of logic has no bearing.
However, to use this as an arguement about the existance of God:
If you're trying to conclude that God does not exist from this, it is impossible because there are sevarl posibilites, that would allow for evil to exist.
a) God doesn't exist
b) God is not an Omnimax God
c) An Omnimax god does not need to stop all evil (possibly because something else is of greater importance, ie free will)
Seriously, for someone who claims to hold logic and science so dear, I'm supprised you can't grasp, the meaning of something so simple. this is one of the basic arguements used in first year logic/philosophy courses to show flawed arguements, and the fact that you can't grasp this concept is hilarious.
either that or you know exactly what I'm talking about, and you're using your usual tactic, of posting a bunch of random quotes (is there no original thougth in that brain of yours), and taking your ball and going home (or is it, "I don't follow, you really are lost aren't you?"). Either way for someone who tries to come off as so enlightened it really is funny.