I have to say that I understand what Gene's saying here. I don't believe
in God, but I do believe that people learn a hundred times more from their
own mistakes and failures than they could from just about anything else. I
don't think it's fair to say that it would be cruel and uncaring for God
to let humanity suffer if there were to be something to be gained from that
suffering.
That having been said, however, this leads us to something that is a matter
of personal interpretation. Has mankind failed and suffered so much because
there is no God, or because God is simply standing back and letting us make
our mistakes for us? Either interpretation can fit the evidence, and neither
can be logically proven.
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Tautology
(n) See truism.
Truism
(n) See tautology.