lastobelus3 Jan 2004

I am deeply aware of and well-versed in both sides of the "contradiction between the existence of a benevolent, all-powerful Jesu and the existence of suffering," also known as the Argument from Evil. My entire family are fundamentalist pentecostals, many of them preachers, as well as most of my extended family. I know my bible & I know my atheism, since my atheism didn't come lightly but was purchased at great emotional & social cost. I disagree entirely that this poem is discussing the Argument from Evil in a meaningful way. I question whether the author has thought it through that far.

"Will god ever be there
When I really need someone to care?
Or will god just run
Just like he has always done?"

These are the words of someone angry at a god they want to exist for not answering there pleas, not the words of someone discussing the Argument from Evil for atheism.

Do I get my trousers back now?