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by yonoataraxia 2948 days ago
This seems to be a very shallow analysis of the question of theodicy. Modern theology isn't that ignorant of suffering and its origin as you might imagine.

I'm not a religious person, but I see how people see meaning in their belief systems. I don't see any underlying beliefs in your comment that have a positive attitude, it has a rather negative focus (without trying to neglect it).

I just happen to wonder what your goals are. What are you fighting for with this statement, what is the underlying belief system that leads you to this statement?

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> This seems to be a very shallow analysis of the question of theodicy.

It's about as deep as is necessary. The answer is really that simple, people just don't like it.

> Modern theology isn't that ignorant of suffering and its origin as you might imagine.

Theology is (and has been for many centuries) expending a lot of effort to handwaving away the answer people don't like, that much is true.