Why did god allow 9/11?

To all you theists out there who believe in an all-powerful and all-knowing god: Why did god allow 9/11? Was he taking a nap at the time?

Reply 1

edd360

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God works in mysterious ways/the bible says so

Reply 2

Aack

Why did he flood the earth?

Reply 3

Leon Trotsky

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Theists will spout their usual bull**** about free will and whatnot, but the Christian God (one of whom's attributes is omnibenevolence), simply couldn't have let it happen, if he truly is all-loving.

Reply 4

iainthegreat

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Why didn't he allow Frank Lampard's goal against Germany?

Reply 5

Potiron

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I guess the dudes flying the planes were praying to God that the attack would work, and no one else expected it so they hadn't bothered praying that it wouldn't. God has to pick a side somehow, after all.

:dontknow:

Cos he's a dick?

what's 9/11?

Well i think people largely misunderstand the role of God. He is not there to be the galactic policeman, righting wrongs wherever they occur. He's not a superhero. He is not there to make our lives free of any sadness.

Reply 9

rY4uGD1fMzBj4xe2

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Because you touch yourself at night.

Reply 10

Lewis :D

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Original post by Bslforever

Well i think people largely misunderstand the role of God. He is not there to be the galactic policeman, righting wrongs wherever they occur. He's not a superhero. He is not there to make our lives free of any sadness.

He's not here at all more like

Reply 11

Bslforever

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Original post by Pheylan

what's 9/11?

A rather evil fraction. Most people would prefer that our system went from 8/11 straight to 10/11. There are a few extremists around who say that 9/11 was right and deserves recognition alongside 8/11 and 10/11.

...Seriously man...where have you been?

Reply 12

spazman21

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Problem of evil is such a cliche philosophy topic...

Most christians (my mum invluded) argue the free will defence case... but even that is extremeley easy to pick holes in.

Reply 13

Bslforever

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Original post by Lewis :D

He's not here at all more like

I've never understood people who take that position.

A position of absolute logic would be to say "I'm open to the idea of a God but do not have any evidence to suggest one exists".

It seems foolish to say absolutely that there is no God.