▲ 719 ▼ Texas woman leaves state to have abortion after Texas Supreme Court paused ruling that would have allowed it, her lawyers say (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to c/news@lemmy.world 172 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Couldn’t god just make the abortion not work? Maybe give the doctor a heart attack, or make Jesus appear on the sonogram like he does on toast? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean he could make a lot of things not work, but prefers to allow our fuck ups with random miracles mixed in. Apparently free will means letting us do bad shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) And that’s where the whole tri-omni approach starts to eat its own tail. I have a whole shtick about free will not being compatible with either a materialistic nor a tri-omni worldview. I simply do not believe it exists, nor is it possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The omnis just don't work sanely, not that believers will listen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Epicurus tackled it centuries before Christianity existed: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean he could make a lot of things not work, but prefers to allow our fuck ups with random miracles mixed in. Apparently free will means letting us do bad shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) And that’s where the whole tri-omni approach starts to eat its own tail. I have a whole shtick about free will not being compatible with either a materialistic nor a tri-omni worldview. I simply do not believe it exists, nor is it possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The omnis just don't work sanely, not that believers will listen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Epicurus tackled it centuries before Christianity existed: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) And that’s where the whole tri-omni approach starts to eat its own tail. I have a whole shtick about free will not being compatible with either a materialistic nor a tri-omni worldview. I simply do not believe it exists, nor is it possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The omnis just don't work sanely, not that believers will listen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Epicurus tackled it centuries before Christianity existed: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The omnis just don't work sanely, not that believers will listen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Epicurus tackled it centuries before Christianity existed: Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? permalink fedilink source parent