Argument of Contingency vs. Infinite Regress
📌 The atheist side argued that accepting an infinite regress of causes (cause after cause, endlessly) is logically impossible, implying a need to stop at a Necessary Being (God).
🤔 The theist side countered that stopping at God (who is supposedly timeless and always existed) is an arbitrary break, questioning why the universe itself cannot also be timeless/always existed (Multiverse concept).
🧠 The argument hinges on defining Contingency: things dependent on something else for existence, versus independent/necessary existence.

The Problem of Evil and Divine Attributes
❓ The atheist posed the Problem of Evil, citing suffering (like children dying in Gaza) against God being Omnipotent (all-powerful) and Merciful.
💡 The response claimed this argument rests on two false assumptions: 1) Limiting God to only mercy and omnipotence; God is also All-Wise and All-Knowing, meaning suffering may serve a greater wisdom (Hikmat) humans cannot perceive.
🧪 This analogy was drawn to accepting a doctor’s painful prescription without full knowledge of the medical rationale.

Morality, Free Will, and Subjectivity
⚖️ The atheist challenged the source of objective morality if God does not exist, arguing that morality becomes subjective, decided by majority rule (which Hitler/Nazis exemplified).
🗣️ The theist responded that morality originates from God; without it, there is no objective foundation, and human free will is granted for testing and developing noble qualities.
🔄 A contradiction was pointed out: if suffering is a test/result of free will, why do believers still pray for intervention or justice if the outcome is predetermined by the test?

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The core philosophical disagreement revolves around whether reason/logic can definitively prove or disprove God's existence, or if faith (belief without empirical proof) is the only way to assert the concept of a Necessary Being.
➡️ The concept of Free Will is central: theists argue that evil results from the misuse of this gift, while atheists question why an omnipotent being would permit such destructive outcomes even temporarily.
➡️ The discussion repeatedly touched upon the need for a strong foundation for morality, with theists asserting this foundation is God, while atheists suggest it arises from the necessary rules required for human society to function (mutual respect, basic rights).

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