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From: pez@pyuxn.UUCP (Paul Zimmerman)
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Subject: Re: God and suffering
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 12:59:06 EDT
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In article <171@l5.uucp>, Laura Creighton writes:

> It does not require omnipotence to design a world where there are no
> earthquakes or no common cold. I figure, either God is not omnipotent,
> or he/she/it is evil.

That's not an exclusive or, Laura. Certainly He could be both (not omnipotent
and evil). In fact, He is.

Be well,
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Paul Zimmerman - AT&T Bell Laboratories
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