Monday, 19 September 2016

theology - Better for Man to Not have Been Created


The Talmud in Eruvin 13b concludes that it were better for a man not to have been created than to have been created.


How can we understand this given that God is absolutely benevolent. Wouldn't it make more sense for a benevolent God to create a world where it is better for man to be created?




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