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    A God who does so is evil — Carmelics
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    A God who does so is evil

    Eternal Conscious Torment
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    • 1.Causing suffering to innocent beings without their consent violates basic moral principles universally recognized as good.
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    • 2.An omnipotent being could achieve any goal without permitting innocent suffering, making such permission morally unjustifiable.
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    • 3.Evil is defined as causing unjustified harm; a God permitting avoidable suffering meets this definition regardless of divine status.
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