Could we do a better job with the world than God did?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukraak_Sisser (Post 13880556) That's the thing. We *could* do better. Our morality now is better than that of the supposedly morally superior god. If that is not a sign that the various holy texts are anything but holy, then what is?

Quote:

Originally Posted by psionl0 (Post 13880809) Could we? War, poverty, hunger, disease, crime, injustice etc seem to be just as prevalent as they have always been and I see little evidence that any real solutions are on the way. Some of us might have more time to chew the fat on various issues than in the past but that doesn't make us more moral than our ancestors.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukraak_Sisser (Post 13880928) Assuming the powers of a god, yes we could. I'm not saying we are perfect, but we'd dp better than the abrahamic god.

Rather than derail the other thread, I thought that this topic deserved its own thread.

Normally the existence of all of the evil in this world is taken as evidence that there is no god or that if God exists then he must be a pretty unsavoury character.

But assuming that God made the world the way it is today, what would be the strategy that we could employ if we had God-like powers? Would we do away with free will and make it impossible for people to do evil things? Would we remove evil people from the world? How would we decide when somebody has lost the right to exist in this world? Is it ok if the occasional good person has to be eradicated for the "greater good" (the needs of the many etc etc)?

via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/2BLYTU0