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256 sats \ 2 replies \ @freetx 12h \ on: If a benevolent God exists, why does evil exist in the world? ideasfromtheedge
"the problem of evil" is a well-known philosophical / theological argument.
In short, the normal explanation is "because you have free will". This is to say that God does not create evil, rather man creates it of his own free will.
There are some gaps with that argument (ie. why would an 8 yr old get cancer, there is no free will there). However this presumes that death itself is "evil", which could be argued against.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Imyourfed OP 12h
This is really a good answer
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 9h
8yo's get cancer because someone decided to exercise free will on the child without knowing or purposefully, or the child exercised his free will without knowing or understanding.
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