'Why does God allow suffering?'

'Why does God allow suffering?' Jan 2, 2020 22:16:33 GMT

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Post by FilmFlaneur on Jan 2, 2020 22:16:33 GMT

Jan 2, 2020 11:14:12 GMT OldSamVimes said:

I agree that scenarios where there is an afterlife but no God(s) ruling over it are not uncommon. Members of some generally non-theistic religions tend to believe in an afterlife but without reference to a deity.

However, my point is that the opposite is not very common at all. Generally speaking where there is a God or Gods, there is some form of afterlife.

I haven't seen any exceptions offered up that hold up under scrutiny.

And my point remains: that your argument is one based on popularity, and that there is no logical necessity for a Cause of everything to have created an afterlife. Since we both agree that there are groups which separate out the claims for a god from those for reincarnation it is evident they don't see any necessity either. Incidentally when you say "where there is a God or Gods, there is some form of afterlife" I assume you don't assert anything more than the idea of a heaven, not its certainty.