Re: MD MOQ and The Problem Of Evil

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Aug 13 2004 - 17:06:56 BST

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    I'm actually reading the Karamazov Brothers - or rather I started about two
    months ago, and put it down about 1/3 through. I must pick it up again and
    complete it.
    Ian Glendinning

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mark Steven Heyman" <markheyman@infoproconsulting.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:19 PM
    Subject: RE: MD MOQ and The Problem Of Evil

    > Hi Matthew,
    >
    > Thanks for your thoughts. I read 'The Brothers Karamazov' 25 years
    > ago, and wasn't convinced. However, after 25 years of living,
    > another reading might allow me to see something I missed. Even if I
    > don't, it never hurts to read a great novel.
    >
    > Thanks for the reminder.
    >
    > Best,
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    > "Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is
    > everything." -- Henri Poincare'
    >
    >
    > On 10 Aug 2004 at 22:42, Matthew Bartlett wrote:
    >
    > Hi Mark
    >
    > POE tough alright
    >
    > maybe central question of human life
    >
    > possible 'answer' provided by christian tradition: there is no easy
    > answer but the god above broke himself open down below, shares in
    > most intimate way in pain/suffering.
    >
    > I must read Brothers Karamazov sometime
    >
    > As you were
    >
    > -Matthew
    > http://mhjb.co.nz/blog/
    >
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
    > [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk] On Behalf Of Mark Steven
    > Heyman
    > Sent: Tuesday, 10 August 2004 12:25 p.m. To: moq_discuss@moq.org
    > Subject: Re: MD MOQ and The Problem Of Evil
    >
    > Hi Johnny,
    >
    > It's not death that is the problem. It's suffering. A benevolent,
    > omnipotent, omniscient god could keep the laws of gravity in place,
    > let the rock fall and the child die swiftly and painlessly. The POE
    > occurs when the rock falls and crushes the child's legs and spine, so
    > that she lies there in agony for hours till comes the wolf to finish
    > her off.
    >
    > Trust me. It's the knock-out punch.
    >
    > Best,
    > Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
    > --
    > "Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is
    > everything." -- Henri Poincare'
    >
    >
    >
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