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Permalink Reply by Mabel on August 10, 2012 at 6:27pm

There isn't a good excuse. A good competent God wouldn't have created a world with such possibilities for disaster.

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Permalink Reply by Kendra Willems on August 10, 2012 at 6:29pm

I agree, there isn't a good excuse. I don't even know what the bad excuses would be, though...

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Permalink Reply by Mabel on August 10, 2012 at 6:36pm

Oh, I can tell you what the bad excuses are. The most popular one is god "allows" these things for "mysterious reasons" because all things work together for good for god's will. Also a lot of times theists will say god allows these things because he has given us free will. I don't personally see the connection with that one but I hear it all the time. I also hear this one:  "It's god's will and god's will is not for us to question" which kind of falls under the "mysterious reasons" category.

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Permalink Reply by Kendra Willems on August 10, 2012 at 6:54pm

Oh, that just  makes me gag. Thanks though :)

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