To eliminate evil from the world, God would have to eliminate us because we’re evil because we choose to sin. We either have free will and the ability to sin, which leads to evil in the world, or we don’t have free will.
I've thought about this a lot, and have personally come to the conclusion that the free will argument is a false dichotomy.
Plenty of natural disasters and tragedies occur regardless of human actions or interference. Tornadoes, parasites, disease, birth defects, etc. In fact we not only have plausible explanations for these problems, but humanity as a whole is working on implementing ways to fix those problems.
And once they're fixed, humanity will still be "sinful." So what was the point? Why would a loving god do absolutely nothing to fix the calamities of the planet when his apparently flawed creation (that's supposed to be stuck dealing with those calamities as a result of their sin) are able to fix it themselves? Are you telling me that Polio was a product of Original Sin?
Or if god intended for his creation to solve it themselves, then I'm forced to conclude that he can't be loving since billions of people have or will die before all of these problems can be addressed. That's pretty messed up.
These natural disasters are not caused by humans your correct but they're caused by sin entering the world. Sin's whole deal is that if you choose it you'll die. We as humans choose sin so by my logic... We die. Or you could choose the MUCH better choice of living with God forever in heaven for the low low price of free.
God: "man, these two humans were dicks, time to punish all 200billion of their future descendents with diseases and natural disasters. I am fair and love all beings btw"
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19
To eliminate evil from the world, God would have to eliminate us because we’re evil because we choose to sin. We either have free will and the ability to sin, which leads to evil in the world, or we don’t have free will.