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CC114: Why Pointless Suffering is Consistent with an All-loving God (Dr. Kirk MacGregor)

Capturing Christianity Podcast

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God's Immediate Presence in the Universe Will Overwhelm Those Inherent Defects

If god leaves the universe, he will have to put up with certain inherent defects of the world manifesting themselves. The only way that god can overcome those is by stepping in the universe and kind of making it his home. And i think that that kind of a distant may well be necessary in order for people to not be so overwhelmed with the presence of god. But because god wants a free and untary decision, he decides to be at arm's length - metaphysically and epistemically.

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