Your question, and the choices you provide presuppose that there is a God
Check the context. I was replying to someone who suggested "God is evil."
and that your two alternatives are the only ones possible. Neither your premise, nor your choices are necessarily true.
My argument was not meant to stand alone, but it addressed the question raised by the previous responder. Arguments often require simplifications, in order to bring out the contrast in the opposing positions. Gary VanderMolen
