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    It says God would allow purposeless suffering — Carmelics
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    It says God would allow purposeless suffering

    Against an aspect of GodEternal Conscious Torment
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    • 1.An omnipotent God could prevent all suffering, so any suffering that occurs must serve God's purposes or be permitted for reasons beyond human comprehension.
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    • 2.We cannot definitively determine whether suffering is purposeless from our limited human perspective; what appears purposeless may serve unknown divine ends.
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    • 3.If God allowed only purposeful suffering, this would create a deterministic universe where free will and genuine moral choice become impossible.
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    • 1.An all-good God would have both the power and moral obligation to prevent purposeless suffering; permitting it contradicts core divine attributes.
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    • 2.Childhood cancer, genetic diseases, and natural disasters cause immense suffering with no plausible connection to moral development or spiritual growth.
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    • 3.The claim that we cannot know suffering's purpose is unfalsifiable and therefore exempts God from rational moral accountability.
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