If you believe in a God that is all powerful and omniscient, then you have to believe what Leibniz said, that this is the "best of all possible worlds." This then requires that one has to focus on why this world is the best possible world.
I will offer up something which someone passed on to me several years ago that helps answer that. He said, doubt is essential for a meaningful life. Without it, there can be not be such thing as faith. Unless we have doubt, there can be no virtuous act.
Here is a cartoon image depicting what would happen if there were no doubt:
So are we on a knife edge as to what is true? And what we are supposed to do?
Another question, just what is "good?" I left after reading this, confused about this word. What does it mean for God to be all good? Is this an example of a common word with two entirely different meanings that we often conflate as one.
Now, I understand its meaning given that we exist and there should be something positive for us and God would want this for us. But what does it mean for God to be good? If He never created anyone in His image, could He still be good?
So we have to try understand just what this word means.
Here is myself speculating: are the Word and the Spirit necessary parts of God. The Creed implies that. So is the Trinity an essential part of God as much as existence is? Could this explain the reason for creation? In other words, there would always be creation and this creation would have a purpose.
If you believe in a God that is all powerful and omniscient, then you have to believe what Leibniz said, that this is the "best of all possible worlds." This then requires that one has to focus on why this world is the best possible world.
I will offer up something which someone passed on to me several years ago that helps answer that. He said, doubt is essential for a meaningful life. Without it, there can be not be such thing as faith. Unless we have doubt, there can be no virtuous act.
Here is a cartoon image depicting what would happen if there were no doubt:
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So are we on a knife edge as to what is true? And what we are supposed to do?
Another question, just what is "good?" I left after reading this, confused about this word. What does it mean for God to be all good? Is this an example of a common word with two entirely different meanings that we often conflate as one.
Now, I understand its meaning given that we exist and there should be something positive for us and God would want this for us. But what does it mean for God to be good? If He never created anyone in His image, could He still be good?
So we have to try understand just what this word means.
Here is myself speculating: are the Word and the Spirit necessary parts of God. The Creed implies that. So is the Trinity an essential part of God as much as existence is? Could this explain the reason for creation? In other words, there would always be creation and this creation would have a purpose.