Timeline for Does the presence of free-will allow for the possibility of evil in a world with a benevolent God?
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| Dec 12, 2015 at 9:32 | comment | added | LightCC | @medivh The free will discussed here is moral free will, not the ability to physically do anything you can dream up. | |
| Feb 27, 2014 at 13:52 | comment | added | Asphir Dom | You are right that evil is a POSSIBILITY, not action. | |
| Feb 27, 2014 at 13:51 | comment | added | Asphir Dom | Problem of evil is much simpler. Terrifying problem of evil is that EVERY creature attempting to solve problem of evil is also EVIL on the inside. Thus problem of EVIL is NOT the problem of gods, its the problem of US. Gods laugh. | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 9:19 | comment | added | shieldfoss | Additionally, there are plenty of things God has decided that I am NOT free to do: Fly by flapping my wings, change color at will, bend my limps against my joints etc., so he has specifically decided that "free will" means I am free to be evil, instead of free to fly. Thanks, God. | |
| Aug 11, 2013 at 22:07 | comment | added | Dennis | Also, don't forget natural evil! Free will is not a very good theodicy. | |
| Aug 11, 2013 at 18:30 | history | answered | Rex Kerr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |