I would not compare the Holocaust to children playing with matches, unaware of impending consequences. We have matured beyond the excusability of childhood, and consciously make decisions knowing we cause immense harm. Solon knows quite a bit about causa sui, the will, and responsibility, though I do not say he argues for a god.
Message 19822076 NOTHING is self-caused in the sense of being unconditioned. This is not incompatible with free will, IMO. We HAVE Free Will
Is it possible there is a god that respects the will, allowing others a relative responsibility? I agree with Solon and my experience of life, that we exercise our will. We do not escape responsibility for ourselves if there is a god. I do not argue that either we have a will, or only a god has a will. So, yes, I consider us humans fully responsibile for the Holocaust, not God. The existence of evil is not an argument against the existence of a god, imo. The problem with evil is uncomfortably a little closer to home. |
