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Originally Posted by levite
I think that our existence is defined by the junction point of three forces: a divine plan ("destiny," if you will, but since I believe in God, I prefer the term "divine plan"), the randomness/chaos which is an integral component of the physical universe, and human free will.
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I think that the "randomness/chaos" is what's left when God is not in total, absolute control of everything in the universe. And why is God not in total, absolute control of everything in this universe? Because, God has given over the universe to mankind (and to whatever other intelligence life might be out there), so that we can have free will.
The OP mentioned atrocities in our world such as genocide, and such as the abduction, rape, torture, and/or murder of children. Well, that is the primarily the result of human evil (which itself is a result of mankind's rebellion against, and separation from, God), and secondarily the result of chaos (i.e. a victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time), and thus has little if anything to do with God, directly. But that's what sometimes happens when God is not in total, absolute control of everything. That is the price of free will. (And, oh, what a heavy and terrible price it is! But, evidently, free will is
that important.)