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Douglas Geivett said, “A great deal of responsibility for suffering or for evil generally in the world today is rooted in how we exercise the freedom we have.” What are evidences you have seen of the connection between the freedom to choose and human suffering?
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This evidence is displayed in people’s lives daily. The adulterer that chooses to have an affair exercises their free will and has to deal with the consequences and suffering as a result of breaking up the family. People are making choices daily that result to their own suffering.
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This is a difficult question to answer, as it puts the responsibility right back on us. We are given the ability to decide, for instance, how we spend our time, and what we make a priority. That personal decision not only impacts us, but the people around us. And it can lead us, or them down the wrong path.
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Looking back over my life, my many weaknesses (and powerlessness) have led me to make bad choices. This is a tough question for me. I’ve needed support, strength and guidance.
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The first thing that comes to my mind is abortion. Giving a woman the choice to choose life or death for her child. The choice to end a life, especially the life of an unborn child, clearly goes against what God wants and desires for us.
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All human suffering is the result of disobedience to God. Satan is a constant liar and has plagued mankind completely thru our ignorance and inactivity to learn and share the Truth with succeeding generations. Mankind cannot direct him own steps without making grevious choices. Combine ignorance of Gods Truth and the self-centeredness of mankind and take a look at the World and I can see the final product: This World.