good god...

i'm tired and have yet another page to update so it's a short one here. did you ever wonder about [the christian] god? how come he's all-powerful and all-benevolent and yet he hasn't gotten rid of all the evil in the world? well, fear not. there is a reason. and a damn good one if you understand it. the website posted here is a good one. it's pretty clear and outlines the major arguments. it also solves the problem of theodicy (basically the problem of evil). it's pretty long tho. and if you're not totally interested in this, skip the soul making stuff (i've always thought it a whack argument anyway. he could've just made us moral): augustine, irenaeus, hick, and madden & hare. i rather like jl mackie's argument and it's a good set up to the 'free will defense' which is generally used to prove that god is consistant cause it's damn good. rowe of course argues against that still (he could've made us good and still wit free will [i agree]). then last is cs lewis. his is really long and not a popular argument so if you're interested, read it for fun. but really. the good ones are makie, rowe and the free will defense. the whole site is good reading tho. if you were to take a phil of religion class you'd go over all these arguments except for maybe lewis (we didn't, and after reading it i can understand why). anyway. damn... this was supposed to be a short update. but if you kno me, you kno how much i love talk about god. the problem of evil. enjoy! and please let me kno wat you think. or if you're confused. i kno a bit of this stuff so we can talk :)