DanielLC comments on Mere Messiahs - Less Wrong

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Comment author: kilobug 13 November 2011 08:24:29AM 1 point [-]

If God really let his own son suffer that amount of pain, then he really his the most horrible person that ever existed... and don't tell me there was no other way to atone for the sins, or that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. God is supposed to be omnipowerful, if he is so, just having his son willing to suffer to redeem humanity should be way enough to redeem without having to inflict such incredible pain to him.

Comment author: DanielLC 13 November 2011 11:40:48PM 0 points [-]

The belief is that he either isn't completely omnipotent, or that someone suffering for sins is morally better than nobody suffering. Much the same goes for not sinning.