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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
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sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

Or maybe God is constrained by certain things.
He is. He is only constrained by His nature. That's why the God's nature (Godhead) is a complete mystery.
He can't lie and He can't be evil.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

Do materialists really believe in "natural evil", or what do you mean by it? If there is no God or purpose behind things, isn't it a case of "natural indifference" rather than evil? If there is no God, what is the use of a concept such as "natural evil"?
In an atheist perspective why humans perceive evil at all? No other species perceive evil.
There's no evolutionary traces in other species leading to the development of human perception of moral and natural evil.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

He's bound by His nature. From His nature comes natural or necessary truths. God cannot lie for instance.
The link makes a distinction between a world ruled by natural laws or a world ruled by miracle.
Possibly natural evil must be necessary and unavoidable to the existence of free-will. But the ultimate goal is a greater good.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

http://www.aquinasonline.com/Topics/probevil.html
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

The truth is you was once very naive to believe in cultish theologies like the awful JW and Pentecostal faiths.
And when you realized how wrong they are you felt very ashamed of yourself. This overwhelming shame became revolt. So you feel a need to fight against anything related to God. And in your actual worldview you can't even imagine a logical concept of God is possible.
And you continue to be very naive when you say your atheism is validated by science. Or when you try to use science to argument against philosophical and metaphysical matters.
If you was a Catholic or a traditional Protestant you would never pass through an existential crisis. Being a traditional Christian would not prevent you to accomplish anything you like.
It was not Christianity the cause of your deception.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

My criticism of theism applies equally to every form of theology that teaches a loving god made the world.
No. Your criticism is only valid to creationism and calvinism. You always have in mind the JW and Pentecostal concepts of God. It's easy to be an atheist beating a very poor concept of God. It's almost a strawman fallacy.
My knowledge of theology is excellent. Unlike you I don't use it as an excuse to obfuscate.
You have a very poor knowledge about theology and philosophy (specially philosophy of science). Looks like you only know JW and calvinist theology.
Reality and theology are in opposition.
Just your opinion.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

Not to your god it doesn't. It works precisely as he designed it to work.
As usual you have a calvinist view of God. This concept of God is ridiculous and I'm an atheist to this concept of God too.
Catholics follow molinism and not calvinism.
And you always mix up concepts of nature, will and intellect of God.
You have a very poor concept of God. You think God is some Marvel's superhero.
There are (natural) truths that are independent of God's will and these truths comes directly from the God's nature and are the same in all possible worlds (including the ones in your dreams).

If you want to be a better critic you must study about molinism first.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

I don't think natural disasters are equal to murder.
The material world works in a very random way.
And we believe in immortal souls that are not affected by death.
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This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

It's the hardest Problem of theism.

But like parents submitting children under painful medical treatment, sometimes apparent evil is needed for a greater good. We don't know the big picture.
496
This is What I Would Need in Order to Believe
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sometimes theists challenge atheists about what evidence would be required before they would believe.

various unlikely scenarios are offered in reply.

i have taken the bait myself in the past.. i think the correct answer is much more ordinary.
John_Mann

I already talked with you about the problem of (natural) evil.
It's the hardest Problem of theism.
But like parents submitting children under painful medical treatment, sometimes apparent evil is needed for a greater good. We don't know the big picture.
The Bible is a codified book.
Outside Catholic Church it doesn't make any sense. So you're in the right path when you say Bible is nonsense (because you take the Sola Scriptura approach).
The Bible is all about salvation of the soul.
Someday your Will will be enlighted by the Grace of God and your intellect will understand the reality of God.
Just feed your intellect with more views and concepts of God. Try to read about the Catholic and/or Jewish faith. Forget about the Sola Scriptura nonsense.