if god was truly all loving then he would not allow any of his people to suffer, if he is all powerful he would be to do something about it. If he is all seeing he knows whats going on and has the power to stop it then he can not be all loving by allowing suffering to continue, no one would allow someone they love to suffer if they had the power to stop it so this concept of god can not exist.
2007-03-16 11:22:54 · 32 answers · asked by hadit l 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to those who say its down to free will and we make our own suffreing what about babies and young children they dont make the decisions that lead to their suffering especialy those born in third world countrys.
2007-03-16 11:39:26 · update #1
You have taken very few attributes of God into consideration. And also you have taken away human responsibility which is actually the most common thing we do because it means we don't have to then be responsible for our wrongs in the world.
2007-03-16 11:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are judging God according to a standard you have personally set up. It does not work that way. You judge that since God has not relieved suffering, he must therefore not be almighty or loving. That is short-sighted and an unnecessary restriction of God's attributes.
Sometimes children fall ill with a terrible cancer. Parents love them and want them to stop suffering. But other issues are involved. Perhaps their bodies are too weak right now to handle surgery. Perhaps they must be strengthened first. Perhaps the best surgeon for the job is a distance away and they must await his arrival. All sorts of issues can arise, don't they? But the parents want the absolute best, so they are willing to allow the child to suffer a little while longer.
If now this is the case with parents and their beloved babies, is it really so difficult to understand that since God has yet to step in, there must be some compelling reason?? Of course there is. But because some people do not seek out the reason or are unaware of the fact that there is a reason, they make a judgment call on the loving and powerful attributes of God. That is illogical.
Hannah J Paul
2007-03-16 11:37:00 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked a great deal of times, but the essence of the problem, looking from a logical point of view, is that things go wrong and that a deity shouldn't be all-powerful thanks to it. Religions with 'helpful' gods proclaim that it is the will of people that ruins the world. Thus, a deity can be all-seeing, and all-powerful, considering that such things are not affected by action, but the all-loving part is the one that is usually under the most scrutiny. Speaking away from any religions, or the lack thereof, and purely for the sake of discussion, a god cannot be all-loving if they are all-powerful and allow the evil to continue.
2007-03-16 11:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, being undecided on whether I actually believe in God, maybe you wouldn't think me to be the best person to answer this question. Personally, I think that the point is that human-beings have free will and the freedom to make their own mistakes and learn from them. If we were just stopped from making the mistakes or 'saved' then wouldn't that just mean we'd become, as humans are renound for becoming, curious? Buddhists believe suffering exists, and only when we accept that it exists can we deal and come to peace with ourselves and the world around us; we can never eliminate suffering and the only way of true happiness is to deal with it. Even if they don't believe in God, I think this says something about God's behaviour.
2007-03-16 11:40:49 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is that God has respected humanity's choice to refuse to follow his guidance, and will not prevent us from suffering the consequences of flawed human decisions. He has allowed us the opportunity to learn from our mistakes, without losing any of our free will.
Unfortunately it does come down to free will, even the suffering of children in third world countries, they are suffering largely because of the choices of other people, both in the present and in the past.
2007-03-16 12:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by Nebulous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the right to choose for ourselves what we do in life. God has given us all the opportunity to choose what we do in life. He won't step in and stop us from making those choices. It's like a parent who has a kid that is doing something wrong. We try to tell them what to do, we lead by example. We can't stop them from touching a hot stove, or dumping their juice all over the carpet all the time. They have to learn, and sometimes learning a lesson is painful. If people would follow God, and follow His word, there wouldn't be the suffering there is. If we could all learn to help others, to provide for those who need help, and loving others without condition, the world would be a better place by far. But God isn't going to step in and stop all that.
2007-03-16 11:33:09 · answer #6 · answered by odd duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not unsympathetic to your position...however,God, though infinite in wisdom and love,is also soverign in action. His thoughts and ways are far beyond what we could even begin to comprehend,as he views infinity past and future. We, as the creation, are trapped in a very tiny box of reality but yet we boast superior understanding and vision over the creator. He most certainly is not oblivious to nor uneffected by the state of mankind on planet earth. And does many things behind the scenes in our behalf that He will never be credited for.
2007-03-16 11:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you tell me what true love is? Have you ever been in true love? Do you have access to all knowledge? Maybe he knows something that you do not. And do you have all the power that he does? Why try to rationalize something that you may not understand or have a clue about, sometimes people just accept it, just as we accept the knowledge of specialists. (have you as a child ever done something your parents told you to do even though you may have not liked it or appreciated it at the time, but now as an older individual with more knowledge you understand it.)
2007-03-16 15:34:50 · answer #8 · answered by CoopALoop 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Indeed, humanity has made a mess of the beauty and perfection that God originally created.
It is truly sad that people make the wrong choices that they do, and cause all this suffering!
2007-03-16 11:26:53 · answer #9 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who says God is all loving?The Bible certainly does not say that.
The Bible teaches that the Father loved the Son, but yet allowed Him to suffer. So obviously God does not see things the way you do.
2007-03-16 11:30:45 · answer #10 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋