Originally posted by eatmybishopsure it can. if you save hitler do you not allow WWII to happen? ignoring the possibility that had WWII not happen, something even more horrible.
good can come from evil, but evil cant come from good.... either way the devil cant win
from any actions can come more than one kind of consequences, some good some bad
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Originally posted by DoctorScribblesAlthough I am sure you realise it, there are a number of flaws in your logic:
I see. Does that mean he is necessarily gay?
1. The devil only chooses the most evil course of action available to him. Since he is not human, he cannot be gay.
2. If angels can be gay - it might not in fact be evil for them - but only for humans. The story of Adam and Eve sort of implies that the concept of male and female was invented at that point.
3. There might in fact be something far worse than being gay. In fact, I would think that a straight person committing gay acts is more sinful than a gay person committing gay acts as it is clearly dishonest as well. I would in fact rate adultery as a worse sin than gay acts as it is more likely to cause harm.
4. Following from the first part of 1. God might actually be able to prevent the Devil from committing certain acts - one would assume so, or we would expect to all be already dead and in hell.
Originally posted by twhiteheadit was a joke
Although I am sure you realise it, there are a number of flaws in your logic:
1. The devil only chooses the most evil course of action available to him. Since he is not human, he cannot be gay.
2. If angels can be gay - it might not in fact be evil for them - but only for humans. The story of Adam and Eve sort of implies that the concept of male ...[text shortened]... tting certain acts - one would assume so, or we would expect to all be already dead and in hell.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungAllow me to answer for the theist:
Where did sin come from?
God created human beings with free will. They sin freely, without this being causally necessitated to do so by any prior conditions.
But now:
But who created this possibility? Answer: God did. He acted so to create a situation in which the possibility arose of evil occuring through the free actions of human beings.
Now, doesn't he bear some responsibility for creating this situation? He could have refrained from doing so. He chose not to. His creative action is at the root of all evil.
