asdf8562 posted...
You are only proving my point that the logic with those who hide behind the "free will" argument. If your angle is "freedom", then problem stands:
* Is God willing to prevent evil and cruelty, but not able? Then God is not omnipotent.
* Is God able, but not willing? Then this God is malevolent. The angle of not "appreciating good" and "less freedom" doesnt stick as this conditions says we already dont have said freedom. Per God's intentional design, he intentionally made cancer, rape, cruelty and knew it was going to happen. Thats not "freedom."
* Is God both able and willing? Given God is sitting on their ass with cancer, rape, worse..... ya, again pretty malevolent.
* Is God neither able nor willing? Then this being is not the all powerful God hes hyped up to be.
Under the "freedom" angle the above still stands as said God isnt actually all powerful all knowing, OR God is those things and chose in his malevolent nature decided to intentionally design something to be flawed and cruel.
/shrug
You call it hiding behind the free will argument, but thats just a way to brush off the argument. You dont want a benevolent god, you want a babysitter.