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If God is “good,” why is there so much evil in the world?
Because we have free will
* Because man exists . . . We should start with man before starting the tirade on what each one think of as god — I suppose.
* Because you choose to see the evil irrespective of goodness in the world. There is nothing good or bad . We make it so.
* Our basic nature is good. The rest is our neurotic reaction to that basic openness. To act accordingly with our basic nature is to live the good life, to be a sage. It’s a lifelong thing. But, a question: Did Stoicism talk of a God?
* The heart of man is evil that is simply why it doesn’t have to do with whether God is good or not which He is. Man has the privilege to make choices, so if a man conceive in his mind to do Evil, he will. Our…