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Do you believe in God? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by alrighthosanna@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] coffee@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If there is a god, it takes a special sadist to allow the amount of torment present on earth.

So I prefer to believe there's no higher spirit ravelling in the suffering of all creatures rather than there being a malevolent creator watching with glee as we die a slow, painful death.

[–] Mane25@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

When I was religious (I'm not any more) that was something that never actually troubled me. I believed that god was benevolent but that suffering must be necessary in ways that we humans can't conceive of. Who were we to question the grander plan?