Traditional religious theory, just as in science, leaves room, gaps, in its idea that disallows it from becoming a coherent well worked, full bodied, assertion. In those circumstances with the more recent kind and benevolent deity, as opposed to the wrathful, vengeful, god of prior years, one had trouble answering the questions of why there is so much suffering in the world.
One may reasonably figure that a god that has love and compassion for its creations would ensure their safety; as would a loving and attentive mother to her child. With this left unseen, and no interventions being had, they are left to ponder their options. Some may include that god had returned to its old ways, or that he simply did not exist, or at least in the capacity to which he had been worshiped and deified,
For the instance of gods regression one would have to acknowledge that it holds human characteristics. As such a deity would not be capable of maintaining their post because they would be equivalent to their worshipers making such an ignorant behavior implausible for a god to have. What is left is that he's not the typical type of god that we as humans had envisioned. The inherit problem with this is its leaving god very un-god like, as there is to be some type of personal relationship between deity and subject. Lastly, and most simply the belief that there is no god. Out of all the others this idea is the easiest to swallow. It removes the chance for negligence and puts us in the role of responsibility as we are the causers and sufferers of our own fates. "God's only excuse is that he doesn't exist", Stendahl. It seems that for some the answer has become clear, while for others this truly will be an issue to grapple with for all their lives.
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