Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Thunderstick
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by nighthawk
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If you're about to protest that infinite goodness, by definition, wouldn't allow evil to exist, you're not alone.

Classic non-sequitur.



The key being ''infinite goodness'' - the presence of evil means that goodness is not infinite. The presence of evil means that God is part good, part evil


Infinite goodness does not presuppose infinite evil because evil can be created--therefore the argument fails.


If God creates Evil out of His so called infinite goodness, He cannot be infinitely Good, hence the argument stands


Another bad argument because I did not say that God created evil out of His infinite goodness. God is a source of natural calamity that is sometimes called evil in a general sense, but He is not author of sinful or moral evil. If you design a rifle for hunting to put food on the table and it gets used to commit a crime, are you the ultimate source of the crime? Think about the logic of your argument.