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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
This assumes that they were born with no chance of redemption. I don't believe that is the case. Wouldn't it be more cruel for God to take someone away, or to keep someone from being created (assuming that this is how it works, which I do not believe is the case) if there was even the smallest chance that they could be redeemed?
depends. from a mathematical perspective, yes, since supposedly getting to heaven is infinitely great, so even if the probability of being saved is 1/10^100, its still "good". From a practical perspective, no. Its like me saying, if you can get dealt a royal flush 5 times in a row, ill give you a billion dollars, otherwise, i get to punch you in the face. No sane person would take that deal.
regardless, since you dont believe that God can "keep someone from being created", its a moot point. pray tell, how do you believe it works? Clearly in the Bible, God has the ability to make infertile women fertile and vice versa, so it doesn't seem against his MO.