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Serious question for theists: [Spirituality & Religion]

I know on this site I'm mostly known as one of those edgy atheists who make fun of religion and its followers all the time, but I do have a genuine question for the theists on this site:

How can you still believe there is an all-powerful, all-good god while looking at the world as it is?
Whenever I think about all the crazy and horrible stuff that happened and is going on the world rn I just [i]know[/i] that there cannot be a god who is omnipotent as well as omnibenevolent. It just doesn't add up.
Please don't be offended, I'm just genuinely curious.

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LukeTheDuke · M

I am a believer, but I do not have a good answer that explains why God allows suffering. And I don’t buy into the concept of free will as a good enough argument, because that doesn’t cover things like people being born with terrible illnesses, natural disasters etc. I just don’t know.

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SW-User

@LukeTheDuke allows? That's the problem. God isn't controlling you, nor nature, so why blame him 😂

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SW-User

@Emosaur I don't believe in plans 😂😁

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LukeTheDuke · M

I just don’t believe everything could have started from a Big Bang, or nothing created everything. @Emosaur

LukeTheDuke · M

@SW-User If God the creator isn’t in control that makes no sense of the concept of an omnipotent being.

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SW-User

@Emosaur the plan of God is about salvation, not about you being a robot. For me personally, a spiritual guide that gives me strength.
😁😁😁 You like always think that everyone is the same

LukeTheDuke · M

Big bang believers don’t say I don’t know. They profess that their explanation is true. @Emosaur

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LukeTheDuke · M

Oh I’d love to hear you explain it. @Emosaur

SW-User

@Emosaur not a plan like a robot 😁 salvation meaning peace, meaning going to heaven. Resting in peace. Personally, I still don't know what will happen and you don't know either since you aren't death.
But you see how you are ill see you in one of these repetitive posts some day again. Bye 🥴

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LukeTheDuke · M

Come on, you know that makes no sense whatsoever to you. You wouldn’t even be able to put any of that into a decent explanation of how existence began. @Emosaur

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LukeTheDuke · M

I refer you to my first reply, where I quite clearly state that I don’t have the answer. But I believe God does. I also believe you don’t have the answer. @Emosaur

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SW-User

@Emosaur imposible because humans are selfish, we have free will but are selfish. It's our life, not God.
:D

LukeTheDuke · M

Your question was how can you believe in God, not how can you prove it. Did you think I wouldn’t spot you shifting the goal post?@Emosaur

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SW-User

@Emosaur what part of it all you didn't get about free will? He made us free? How do I explain?
Omnipotent but made us free And that means we have to deal with our lifes. That´s it :D

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