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After the holocaust is it possible to continue to believe in a good and powerful God?
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∙ 8y ago
Yes if all those whose suffered are in heaven appreciating the suffering God allowed them to experience while they were still on earth. No if those who suffered in the Holocaust continues to suffer in the afterlife and all the suffering they experienced in this life did not benefit their eternal existence in some ways. The suffering in this life that God has allowed humanity to experience has no meaning unless:
- We become better human beings from our suffering experiences.
- Death is not the end but the entrance to a better existent.
God loves all of us but he cannot come down every time there is a mistake. Besides god knew it was gonna happen.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes. The Holocaust, in terms of its theological significance, is no different than any other evil that falls into the question of Theodicy. Theodicy is the theological/philosophical discipline concerning the questions of when there is an omnibenevolent (all-good), omnipotent (all-powerful), and omniscient (all-knowing) God, (1) why does evil occur and (2) why does this evil occur to people who are good and conversely good occurs to people who are evil. The thing that makes the Holocaust different on a personal level was just how massive the evil is, but the philosophical question does not change based on the size of the tragedy. One blameless kid who dies from hunger poses just as much of a threat to the claims of an omnibenevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient God.
Theodicy has come up with several answers to the question, which a person can find either satisfying or not satisfying. Often those who find Theodicy responses unsatisfied have left organized Abrahamic Religions. Some of the answers for why evil exists and/or is not properly calibrated to a person's conduct include:
- The evil in the world is a test to prove moral character and/or devotion to God.
- The afterlife will serve as recompense for any fortune illicitly gained or tragedy honestly suffered in this life.
- A limitation on evil is a limitation on free will and this is seen as a worse ill than the evil free will permits.
- Evil is only the eclipsing of good and therefore an issue of perception rather than reality.
- This current creation with evil is the least evil possible form of creation.
- Evil serves as a warning call or clarion call to people to improve their moral character.
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∙ 8y agoOn the contrary, the Holocaust was a striking fulfillment of several prophecies in the Torah.
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People who dont believe in the Holocaust?
People who do not believe that the holocaust took place are known as 'holocaust deniers.'
Why do people today say the holocaust never took place?
They don't want to believe that a human being was possible of making that happen
Do you believe there was a Holocaust?
yes
When did the Holocaust denial start?
Holocaust denial began while it was happening, early 40s. The Allies did not believe it until they saw it for themselves. Knowing future generations would be in doubt, they tried to film and document as much as possible.
Can God be all good and all powerful at the same time?
In the Christian religion God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-seeing. So in answer to your question, yes, the christians believe it is possible.
What was aryan supremacy during the Holocaust?
that is more of a post-Holocaust concept. But Hitler did believe in aryan superiority.
What Do The Jewish Believe About Their God?
wait are you talking about the people from the holocaust?
What poison was used during the holocaust?
Zyklon B, I believe.
Why does the disagreement continue on the holocaust?
The disagreement on the Holocaust, better known as the 'Historikerstreit', was an argument in the 1980s about whether the Holocaust was planned or was a series of reactions to situations at the time. The two sides were known as 'functionalists' - those who believe that that it as a more organic process and 'intentionalists' (structuralists) - those who believe that it was always the intention to exterminate the Jews. Much of the debate is taken from the wording of papers, books and speeches given from 1919 onwards. The reason that the disagreement continues is that there is no document of piece of evidence that can definitively prove one way or the other.
Why would a Jewish person give up their faith after the Holocaust?
It is really hard to believe in a loving God after something as horrible as the Holocaust.
What are some reasons why people didn't believe in the holocaust?
because they are Jews
Why believe the Holocaust happen?
Because there is irrefutable contemporaneous evidence to prove it.
