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Narnian
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Posted 1/13/2006 11:40 PM (GMT -6)

I have not been on these threads long at all, but I have read, "Satan and the Problem of Evil". I was wondering if anyone knows if the views of the author has changed since this publication or if those that have previosuly agreed with this author on the points in this book still do?

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Tom
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Posted 1/13/2006 11:46 PM (GMT -6)

Greg's present view on hell certainly isn't what it was in SATPE. Other than that, I think pretty much everything else is the same.

Tom

Narnian
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Posted 1/13/2006 11:52 PM (GMT -6)

Thanks Tom. Are you able to briefly state what his current postion is on hell?

Tom
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Posted 1/14/2006 12:52 AM (GMT -6)

Not entirely sure. Don't quote me, but my guess is he's hopeful with regard to the salvation of all but stops short of certainty. Last time he commented here he said something close to "whatever can be redeemed will be, and whatever can't be redeemed will be annihilated" and left it at that.

Tom

Holiday
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Posted 1/15/2006 12:36 AM (GMT -6)

I know that this is old hat, but how do you suppose a typical annihalationist would respond to say the Judas verse about "it would have been better to have never been born." Would they just say, "yeah it is better to not have been created and than innihalated vs. never being created at all"???

Tom
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Posted 1/15/2006 12:44 AM (GMT -6)

I suppose so. And wouldn't we agree that "to have never existed" would be better than "existing, suffering and then not existing"? I suppose so.

Tom

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Posted 4/11/2006 7:36 PM (GMT -6)

As a side note, wouldn't it be better to have been loved than to have never been loved at all? Or possibly to have had a chance then to have no chance at all? Or, are we running a risk of walking into determinism and fatalism? This question ends with a statement: "I dont want to choose"

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