People are always condemning Christians for doing supposedly "bad" things for the sake of the greater good, like trying to save people's souls at the cost of their lives in the Inquisitions. But isn't that truly the ultimate act of divinity? Doesn't God want us to be willing to get our hands dirty and make a few moral compromises for the sake of our ultimate goal of eradicating sin and attaining paradise?
Consider the fact that the only real way to reconcile the Problem of Evil is by saying that natural evils like tornadoes and earthquakes and cancer are a part of God's plan and will ultimately all be for the best. In other words, suffering is all a part of God's grand design for the universe, and its final outcome, whatever that may be, will be worth all the pain and death.
For that reason, shouldn't we try to emulate God, and thus bring ourselves closer to the divine? If we must make people suffer in this life in order to bring them heavenly joy in the next, surely we should do so.
2007-03-06
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