By Raksha

I would like to open a discussion dedicated to some recurring exchanges that appear frequently on this site and in the comment section.

Free will, responsibility, and evil.

One participant recently mentioned the Epicurean paradox.

If God is omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent, then there seems to be an inconsistency. Two of these attributes appear to exclude the third. A God who is omniscient and omnipotent cannot be benevolent. A God who is omniscient and benevolent cannot be omnipotent. A God who is omnipotent and benevolent cannot be omniscient.

The logic seems solid, but it implicitly assumes that God functions as a kind of tyrant. Free will, whether it is truly given, an illusion, or an extension of the Creator itself, introduces a fourth element that, in my view, resolves the apparent contradiction between the three previous attributes.

Many people on this site, especially in the comment section, regularly blame the “Galactics” for not intervening more directly or more quickly. This raises several questions:

What do they actually owe us?

What right do we have to demand their intervention?

Who is responsible for the current situation and for the level of suffering present on this planet?

Which groups have voluntarily participated in amplifying control and suffering?

And to what extent do other groups have the duty or responsibility to correct the situation?

What is humanity’s share of responsibility? Even if humanity has been heavily influenced, what portion of responsibility remains its own?

If the Galactics genuinely wish to help us, what criteria, contradictions, consequences, and potential side effects would be legitimate to consider before intervening?

What is the role of evil and suffering within creation?

Could the Infinite Creator be incompetent or imperfect? Could this all be the result of some cosmic mistake that requires correction? If so, why hasn’t the Creator — or its galactic aspects — already intervened in a decisive “Epic Fury” operation?

Or could it be that all of this has a meaning? That many other criteria, beyond simple comfort, are at play? Could it be that we are merely prisoners of malevolent puppet masters, abandoned to divine indifference or impotence?

These are the kinds of questions I believe deserve an open and thoughtful discussion.

Raksha

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