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According to whose sense of justice?

If you disbelieve the Abrahamic God, I then ask you, why would this be evil? What absolute set of values permits you to pass judgement on what is good or evil? If we're just all (un)happy random accidents, even actions that go against the rights of others can't be considered wholly evil. So what if something causes the suffering of humans? All of us, all of the people we know, everything the eye can see will simply vanish anyways after the heat death of the universe. So what is the absolute, unchanging and universal basis for calling something evil, allowing you to judge one's actions?

Now, if you do believe in Him, there's really no sense in trying to take our own warped sense of justice and apply it to God. He's the only one who has a complete understanding of every single thing that has happened and will happen, only He understands the reason for anything being the way it is. Try as we may, we'll never be able to see the big picture as He is able to.



The fuck does the Abrahamic God have to do with what I consider to be evil? There's (a) no practical aspect to it, (b) no benefit to it, and (c) it involves a creator torturing his creations. Good and evil were identified long before anyone ever invented El or Elyon, my guy. Read a book.

Yes, it's evil. I don't need some imaginary third party to make up magical rules for me.




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