(07-27-2020, 02:43 AM)Jason Wrote: It's a good line of questioning, George. You should pursue it further.
(07-29-2020, 02:07 PM)Jason Wrote: If God exists beyond time; if God knows all things that may possibly be known; if God knows tomorrow as if it were yesterday; if God desires goodness in the world and would like to prevent suffering; given these assumptions, I would think it would make sense that God would either disallow the birth of grievous violators of human rights or prevent such violations from occurring (place limitations upon the "free will" of man).
If God prevented people who sinned willingly, no one would be born.
And, some people who sin willingly also do good, so preventing their birth would eliminate the good they would do.
And, preventing their birth would not allow repentance. People do change and learn from their mistakes.