The author presents a deductive argument for why an omni-benevolent God allows suffering: 1. If God is omni-benevolent, he desires genuine loving intimacy with humans. 2. If God desires genuine loving intimacy with humans, he must create them with libertarian freedom. 2.1. Genuine loving intimacy requires libertarian freedom. 3. If God creates humans with libertarian freedom, he must allow suffering because suffering results from the choices of free humans. 3.2. God knew that without permitting evil, some would not freely choose to preserve a suffering-free state in the new heavens and new earth. 4. God is omni-benevolent. 5. Therefore, God allows humans to experience suffering.

Authors

• Person: Dr. Tim Stratton Organization: FreeThinking Ministries
  Panpsychism: Conscious Rocks and Socks - Free Thinking Ministries

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• Panpsychism: Conscious Rocks and Socks - Free Thinking Ministries www.freethinkingministries.com Dr. Tim Stratton · FreeThinking Ministries via serper

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• God concept
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