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a question i posed to a theology professor

Thu Dec 7, 2006, 12:29 AM
I raise a question. If God is all powerful why did He create beings that were perishable? Truly in His infinite wisdom He could have conceived a species that was multi-cellular, or perhaps not based on a cellular system at all, and immortal. Likewise He could have created a perfect world in which everything was renewable, or one in which we could have lived in joy without need, a so called heaven. It is thus my conclusion that this world is just a test, or some form of purgatory. If we are just being tested than it is purely for his amusement. Be it judgment or otherwise we are not being kept here out of necessity. This is because, as mentioned above, he could have created us as perfect, not needing to be tested, or simply put us in heaven rite now, both of which would end suffering. If we are for Gods amusement, it sparks several questions; why does he need or want amusement, and why does he need to care about people for that amusement. Anything that cares about something else is inherently imperfect due to the fact that caring implies an emotional connection which is an imperfect thing. With these two questions, we must have a skewed idea of perfection, for truly in our traditional outlook we would not consider someone perfect if they created others for amusement. This would demonstrate a form of slavery, and a need to be amused, both of which are traditionally thought of as imperfect. Thus I can conclude that every ideal I have ever held must be skewed if I am basing my ideals on God as the perfect being.

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