tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post4793722723314367630..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-12874763163201437322009-10-22T16:08:54.231-07:002009-10-22T16:08:54.231-07:00I have noticed that sort of equivocation as well a...I have noticed that sort of equivocation as well among the pious. When some horrible natural disaster occurs, they will say "God works in mysterious ways." When someone says, "why didn't God somehow prevent the nightmares of WW II," they say something like "He wanted to allow humans the freedom to choose good over evil" or some BS (Plantinga actually says that-Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-83407488314087828122009-10-22T15:01:01.546-07:002009-10-22T15:01:01.546-07:00I agree with this completely. The theist dodge --...I agree with this completely. The theist dodge -- God didn't stop the Rwandan genocide (for example) because He has plans that only He can know -- is strangely inconsistent with so many other aspects of theism: we can't ordain women because Jesus didn't choose a female disciple, we know that God hates homosexuality, etc, etc.<br /><br />People don't know what Gods wants of RwandaCharleyCarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367092598444103753noreply@blogger.com