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Originally Posted by Eric
I suppose it does make sense. But in the sense that we have free will to belive in what we will. If there is a god, he/she/it may be omniscietnt, benevolent, and omnipresent. Or maybe just the prime mover of everything. Or maybe ... nothing at all. But the choice is yours; and belief is nothing if it is not personal.
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It's clear that within the God of classical theism, there is an inconsistent triangle of Omniscience, Omnibenevolence and Omnipotence. The followers of this Abrahamic God throughout the ages have claimed that their God is in fact all these things - however, as Neil touches on, it is impossible to be all three with the world as it is.
I'm not religious or atheist or agnostic. I don't wish to be labelled by either, frankly. One of the few big problems I have with religion however is it's ability to indoctrinate children with society's acceptance. To paraphrase Dawkins, labelling a child (
and from then on teaching it only Christian views on religion in the curriculum) a 'Catholic child' or a 'Protestant child', is borderline child abuse. It is indoctrination pure and simple, and would make as much sense to label the child a Marxist child or a socialist child
I could go on forever but I'll stop & save it for the exams
