Bio-Hazzzzard;1080603 wrote:I grew up in a majority family of christians. There are many theories, which no man can prove, how life as we know it exists. I have christian beliefs that say God created the heavens and the earth, Adam and Eve gave birth to sin, and that every earthly man falls short of the glory of God but can be forgiven. As a christian I am obligated to love and accept any other being although I don't agree with their ways or desires. I do believe that everyone is born with sin in their life and it is up to them in a christian belief to ask God to help them.
The bottom line here is have FAITH in what you believe in whether it is God, science, evolution etc..
The world would be a better place if the world accepted each other for who they are and not who they want them to be.
Faith has nothing to do with science or evolution.
OSH;1080597 wrote:Who says God created the rapist -- as the rapist, not the man/woman?
Who says God created the murderer -- as the murderer, not the man/woman?
Things happen. This is why Deism is popular. Basically, God created the earth (and its inhabitants) and then backed away.
Everything else just happens.
We run into the problem of free will, predestination, good v. evil, etc. when it is believed that God is STILL present and active in daily life. That is when people have a struggle with crimes, deformities, and other things that are perceived either evil or "bad."
God is either not all knowing, not all powerful, or not good.
Because if god is all knowing yet he lets the atrocities happen he's an asshole, if he lets the atrocities happen because he can't do anything then he isn't all powerful.
If god is somehow tricked by the devil or is unaware of atrocities then he isn't all knowing.
So the idea of a benevolent all knowing, all seeing, all powerful god is impossible.
God (assuming he exists) either doesn't know people are being raped and murdered, can't do anything about it, or doesn't care.