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Originally Posted by Destroyer
answer the real question VERITAS
is god indifferent to bad things happening to good people?
or is he not fully omniscient?
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this is a loaded question, and not helping your case tbh. theologically speaking, at least from the judeo-christian line of thinking, having free will necessitates suffering/sin. also, the premise would be contested, since biblically, all are born as flawed creatures, meaning no one is "good" in that sense. that's just a moral compass that humans use to differentiate between shitty people and shittier people. again, this is speaking from a theological standpoint to address your question.
my problem with that line of thought, and veritas I'd like to hear your thoughts on this, is whether or not christians believe free will exists in heaven. If yes, then clearly free will does not necessitate sin, and all of human existence seems pretty pointless, unless God planned on/wanted people to go to hell, which is incompatible with the christian view of God.
Or there is no free will in heaven, which begs the question - why have it on Earth then? It's taught that free will is the ultimate sign of love from the omnipotent creator, but if his cradle of perfection (heaven) doesn't include it, then it doesn't sound like free will is all that great of a gift from God.
either way, God doesn't come out looking good.