I believe in God as the intelligence behind our Universe.
However, I do wonder that if there is a God and if God is good, why there is so much suffering in the World.
This question vexed the author C. S. Lewis. As a committed Christian, he was shook by the realisation that despite the prayers of millions for peace, the second world war still occurred.
Some have suggested that the Gods we pray to are not "God" but are entities that have malicious intent towards mankind.
Reading the Bible, it appears that Yahweh is a God that murders those who oppose his chosen people. Is a violent, bigoted God the same God who created our Universe?
The filmmaker Lenon Honor, whose films are always thought provoking, first turned me onto the idea that the Gods of man are not good but evil. If this is the case, this would go part way to explaining the cruel nature of this World.
This post was inspired by the writings of Salvador Freixedo, a man who asks us not to just accept religious dogma, but to question reality.
In questioning reality, we must inevitably ask ourselves why, if the majority of people wish for good in the world, is there so much evil?
Only in answering this question will be able to evolve from our present way of life, with the inherent cruelties, to one of Beauty, Truth and Freedom.
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