tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post2777240016295952053..comments2024-03-28T17:58:25.581+13:00Comments on The Flaxen Saxon Chronicles: Atheism vs AgnosticismFlaxen Saxonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-76449182863903496142019-06-18T22:35:11.827+12:002019-06-18T22:35:11.827+12:00When I look at the state of the UK today, I can on...When I look at the state of the UK today, I can only believe I must have been Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, & Jack The Ripper all rolled into one to have deserved the circumstances which surround me. And I'm not even allowed to seek solace with my two friends, Smith & Wesson...Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-86469909712310949502019-06-18T11:38:42.987+12:002019-06-18T11:38:42.987+12:00Hi Grizwald, I wrote about the problem of evil a w...Hi Grizwald, I wrote about the problem of evil a while back. You can access the post here: https://flaxensaxon.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-problem-of-evil.htmlFlaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-8086142797208005142019-06-18T09:58:40.261+12:002019-06-18T09:58:40.261+12:00Theodicy? Ok. A new one to me. Thanks. The quote &...Theodicy? Ok. A new one to me. Thanks. The quote 'the more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know' comes to mind. Grizwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544947444836547773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-87251901487601012122019-06-18T09:27:38.709+12:002019-06-18T09:27:38.709+12:00Mayhap Ted, you have been a very naughty boy in a ...Mayhap Ted, you have been a very naughty boy in a past life. Don't worry next time you are coming back as Ted the alpaca.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-22546787079767512112019-06-18T09:25:46.457+12:002019-06-18T09:25:46.457+12:00I think that my wording is correct in context. How...I think that my wording is correct in context. However, I can see where some ambiguity can creep in and I've amended the text for clarity. Thanks for the comment. Anything which helps in giving the gist without confusion is welcome.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-38402565547724040302019-06-18T09:15:17.200+12:002019-06-18T09:15:17.200+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-64526526034488557602019-06-18T09:13:20.808+12:002019-06-18T09:13:20.808+12:00Yea, I think Epicurus summed up the problem of ...Yea, I think Epicurus summed up the problem of 'Evil' very well. Christian apologists have made up a whole system of theology, called theodicy, to 'deal' with the problem. The Christian concept of the deity renders the exercise futile. Oxycontin + Tramadol + Beer = Bliss Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-27028359458869714372019-06-18T02:50:30.128+12:002019-06-18T02:50:30.128+12:00There is, of course, the possibility that this exi...There is, of course, the possibility that this existence is the hell from a previous life. But then I look at our "élite" masters and ponder upon whether I could have been such an evil bastard as to deserve them.Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-77800767427036548632019-06-17T23:05:25.584+12:002019-06-17T23:05:25.584+12:00Surely an "a" suffix negates? So a beli...Surely an "a" suffix negates? So a believer in Fred would be a Fredist, a non-believer an Afredist?Ed Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-21456491939249461892019-06-17T15:42:06.295+12:002019-06-17T15:42:06.295+12:00Oh, and an afredist. But not so devout.Oh, and an afredist. But not so devout.Grizwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544947444836547773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-41181154435683029562019-06-17T15:29:01.391+12:002019-06-17T15:29:01.391+12:00Bloody hell. In at the deep end. Again. Not that I...Bloody hell. In at the deep end. Again. Not that I believe in “hell” or its alternative - being a devout atheist.<br /><br />I know you will be well aware of Epicurus (via Lactantius) who summed it up eloquently. Not exact words but worth repeating ...<br /> <br /> Is God willing to prevent evil but not able?<br /> Then he is not omnipotent<br /> Is he able but not willing?<br /> Then he is malevolent<br /> Is he both able and willing?<br /> Then whence cometh evil?<br /> Is he neither able nor willing?<br /> Then why call him God?<br /><br />“I blame the new medication which keeps me lucid but robs me of my creativity. If I lose my essence, my muse, my innate insanity, what have I become? The dilemma I face is which pill I should eschew in order to retain/regain the unceasing and trenchant cacophony in my head?"<br /><br />Aha, a kindred spirit who is also now awake at 04:30 due to the sweat soaking me and the bedclothes. I find codeine, morphine and beer keep the “edge” but keep the pain at a distance. <br /><br />Biocentrism can wait.<br />Grizwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544947444836547773noreply@blogger.com