WOTMQ: The Greater Good
Frank Turek's comments in one of last months videos regarding a "greater good" that God brings about via our suffering and the evil in the world, got me thinking. I'm not really philosophically inclined anymore. I was into that kind of thing in my late twenties and throughout my thirties, but found it ultimately unsatisfying. However, in looking into this a bit, I discovered that the guy who came up with "The Hiddenness of God" argument has also written about this idea in terms very similar to my own thinking. I don't quote him directly in this video — I had already thought out these points on my own. But it was nice to see my thinking confirmed by someone with a brain much bigger than my own. Let me know what you think of the reasoning here.
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Excusagists. My new favorite new word
Mr. Deity, Brian, GREAT!! But, I thought it is Sativa? lol. 👍💖💙😘🥰✌
I’m an indica fan. Mostly because I actually use weed medicinally — for insomnia. I never weed up for no reason.
Even as an 11 year old in a fundamentalist baptist church, I was asking questions about Jesus’ “death”, which seemed to me just a coma. He knew he was going to heaven. So all the other people being crucified that day (and apparently every day) by the Romans were the REAL victims. I was told all my questions were put in my head by SATAN, and I needed to fast and pray more. Ugh.
Excellent video.
Yeah, God couldn't create the "greater good" without the suffering? Really? That super-hero, super-being God? Not awl-powerful.
It's inconceivable… I mean it… anybody want a peanut?
Claiming their god as being "all-good" requires that Satan, the Opponent!, must hang around. How is it that an all-powerful deity suffer any opposition? Yahweh could "disappear" Satan, including his memory, but doesn't because with a source of evil, it must come from the source of all being, no?
I call Him "Dank Turdwreck" lol.
What would have happened if A&E had not eaten of the fruit? Would the god have had to introduce evil and suffering himself to complete his "good" plan?