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[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If God was truly benevolent, why did he allow all those kids to die in Sandy Hook & Uvalde, as well as allowing toddlers to starve to death across the entire country of Sudan?

[–] Hellsadvocate@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because there is no God. If there's something out there, it's not benevolent. Reality is far more than what we understand even in physics. Just read up on Roger Penrose but moreso, I don't think there is any sway towards good or evil. Existence is just this.

[–] anji@lemmy.anji.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Behind me, I heard the same man asking:

“For God’s sake, where is God?”

And from within me, I heard a voice answer:

“Where is He? This is where – hanging here from this gallows…”