Hi! I've been observing (on the net, of coarse) some peoples thoughts toward, and in some cases reasons for not believing in God. One argument I've seen is that if there was a God then why is the world the way it is?  In other words, they are blaming the evilness of the world on God or saying that if God did exist then the world would be at peace.

This answer is actually NOT my own, but I got it from somebody that I met on a mission trip and I immediately fell in love with his reasoning, because I had actually never thought of it this way before.

Anyway, for anyone who uses this argument, let me ask you something: Let's say that you go out and do something evil, such as kill somebody or do something mean to somebody, or just anything that you know to be wrong that you might regret or have to pay the consequences. Who do you blame it on? Yourself or God? I would definitely hope that you blamed it on yourself, for YOU are the one who committed the evil act, not God.

So, if you said you'd blame yourself and yet you still blame the world on God, then how dare you! If you would blame yourself for your evil action, then who is to blame for the way the world is but the PEOPLE of the world who made it that way? This is just something to think about. Remeber also that God stays out of free will, thus letting people believe and act however they want. He does this because if He were to proclaim Himself in front of everyone so that they would believe in Him, then He would be forcing Himself on the people, thus not giving them the right to decide for themselves. This being said, we now know that God doesn't influence EVERYONE in what they believe and how they act apon that belief, so how can God possibly have anything to do with the evil in the world when it's committed by the people who have free will to believe and act as they want? That's not God's fault, it's the people's fault for not acting correctly.

If anyone at all would like to respond to this through comments or chatterbox, then you're more than welcome ^^ just remember to be respectful if you have an opposing opinion.  It's absolutely fine if you don't agree with me, but just remember that any hateful or disrespectful comments will be thrown out, so there's no point in leaving them if you want your opinion to be heard.

God Bless,