• Sotuanduso@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        Ah, there it is, and that actually helps to answer the question. Assuming the Biblical God, canon states that God is love. So why would a perfect God, who is love, create a universe? It seems most likely to me that it would be so He can have an object of His love.

        But what is love directed to something perfect and easy to love? That’s hardly a worthy effort. Might as well make something authentic. And since He isn’t just loving, but love itself, He might as well make it in such a way that He can carry out every aspect of love - love when they love you back, love when they turn away, love when they hate you, love when they don’t even think you exist, and so much more.

        The universe must be filled with evil for half these situations to appear, but it’s not love to make someone evil. The solution? Free will. God made it so His creations were free to turn their backs on Him, but still, in love, He gave every warning against it, because separation from God is not only evil but death.

      • GustavoM@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        why would a perfect God create a universe at all?

        God is perfect – its creations are not.

        And before you ask, “Why God created such flawed creations then if He is so perfect?”

        Because only God is perfect.

          • GustavoM@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            Simply put – if God wanted to create perfect, flawless creations He have created us Gods. And we aren’t Gods.

            “b-but why we suffer, why (insert negative outcome here)”

            Because we aren’t God(s), but God creatures. For the same reason dogs cannot talk and rationale like us – we suffer, and God does not.

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              10 months ago

              We didn’t create dogs though and often we try to minimize their suffering as much as possible.

      • Naz@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        That’s right human, only you could reach the reset button deep in the cervix, but you must use your hips for expediency, not your hands.