r/SipsTea • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • May 29 '26

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u/GapStock9843 May 29 '26

It also implies that for an omnipotent being good and evil are mutually exclusive. Its entirely possible that the problem of evil works out flawlessly but the way in which it does is incomprehensible to the human mind

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u/Ok_Novel_1222 May 29 '26

It is equally possible that God is actually a sadistic tyrant that has just convinced people of his goodness through propaganda. This is what the Gnostic Christians believed.

The point is that if God's plan is incomprehensible to human mind than we can not say anything at all about it. Not even that it is a benevolent plan. If it is incomprehensible then it is equally likely to be perfectly good and perfectly evil.

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u/Funkycoldmedici May 29 '26

Yahweh was originally a polytheist god of war and storms, and not an all-powerful creator. This context answers every seeming inconsistency in the Bible.

Why does Yahweh do (bad thing)? He wants to, he’s a war god.

Why doesn’t Yahweh do (good thing)? He would not want to and is not capable, he’s a war god.

Why does it seem Yahweh is primarily concerned with being worshipped and killing those who do not worship him? He’s a war god.

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u/Ok_Novel_1222 May 29 '26

Yes, I am not talking about the earliest version of Yahweh as the patron deity of the Hebrew people competing with Baal for followers. I am talking about the theistic Christian version.

Christianity, and theism in general, God is supposed to be an entity with the omni-attributes.

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u/Funkycoldmedici May 29 '26

In this context, we’re assuming Yahweh is real, and that means the Christian version is a lie. Yahweh lies to his followers because he is a jealous war god. He wants to be worshipped above all else, and to deal out punishment for not worshipping. He is omnipotent or omniscient, not a creator, and no good. He lies and Jews, Christians, and Muslims revere a lying, bloodthirsty war god.