• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    The answer is simple. The premise is wrong. The reason it has taken 2300 years is because people have too strong a fear of mortality and need daddygod to save them. I get it. It’s terrifying.

    But this isn’t a hard problem at all. It’s akin to “if leprechauns exist, why can’t I find the pot of gold”

    • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      I mean… that is the argument.

      The premise is that God is omnipotent and benevolent. However, evil exists. Therefore, there is no God.

      Others argue that there may be a God but they’re not benevolent. Others argue hundreds of other variations.

      Philosophers love discussing thought and dissecting logic too much to come to a real conclusion on most things existential. The discussion is the point.