That’s exactly my point. Without having an open mind, and not being able to understand different viewpoints or beliefs, there will never be an answer that you find satisfactory. People can answer all day long but you’ll just dismiss them because it’s not an answer you approve of.
Well, just to make sure we’re on the same page, the question is why doesn’t God step in and fix the problems of the world if He’s fully capable, correct?
First off, I’m not a biblical scholar, I don’t claim to have all the answers. Anyone who confidently says they do is lying. I encourage you to take a step back from your opinions for a moment, and just take the information for what it is, I’m just a guy trying to figure it out.
Anyway, why doesn’t God intervene? It’s a complex question requiring a complex answer. One facet of that, there’s no doubt there is evil in this world, brought by the fall of man. I mean, look at the violence and wars currently going on. Why does God allow it? I think because we have been given the gift of free will. It’s what makes us human. Would you want to live in a world where an outside entity is making every single decision for you?
There’s no doubt that a human can take an action that does an incredible amount of good for someone, while at the same time that same action causes an immense amount of pain for someone else. For example, an officer shoots and kills a mass shooter. No doubt that action saved a number of lives. But now there’s a mother who just lost her son. A child that no longer has a father. It’s because we are able to make choices that things happen.
What about cancer? Again, it’s an imperfect world. Biologically, we’re just copies of our parents, who are copies of their parents. Copy enough times, combined with how we now treat the food that nourishes us, there’s bound to be glitches. That’s my take anyway. Could be wrong.
Natural disasters? Well that’s a bit beyond my scope of knowledge. All this is, really. But we’re supposed to be stewards of this earth and honestly, we aren’t doing that good of a job. Energy sources are predicted to run out, food sources have been running out for various parts of the world. We’re increasing the planets temperature.
And to touch on the concept of ‘good’. Back to the officer/mass shooter example, while the officer saved lives which is good he also took a life which one could argue that’s not good. Point being that our idea of good is highly subjective and in the context of salvation, completely irrelevant. Now we should strive to do good for our own sake and to make life while we’re here an easier time.
I feel like I may have said a lot, without exactly answering you. I’m not really good at this. But I don’t think we deserve to suffer. I also don’t think our sense of time is relevant to God. God has promised to create a new perfect world again. No more death, no more suffering. Why not right now? Why not a thousand years ago? I have no idea.
Doing the important work (lemmy.world)
Ok then (lemmings.world)