God's Plan?

Does God have a plan for us?

According to the Bible, yes. Everything that has ever occurred, or ever will, is part of his master plan. Including war, disease, genocide, bigotry, and all the other evils of the world. He planned all of it from the moment of creation.

The fall of Lucifer and his host was no surprise, as it was inevitable. The people who now worship Satan are part of God's plan, paying homage to the darker side of his plans. That's right, devil worship is part of God's plan! If it wasn't, there are only two explanations that it exists: God didn't plan anything, or there is no god to make any plans.

I have expressed this sentiment to theists in conversations about religion, and it flummoxes them. I don't know why, they (mostly) believe in God's infallible plan for everything, so they should accept that this is part of it. However, they get bent out of shape when I mention that the plan isn't all benevolent.

I mention the fact that the Bible states that God wishes for everyone to worship him, and obey his every whim, but he has created those who will not. Why would an egotistical megalomaniac would pre-condemn any group that he demands be obedient and worshipful? It's part of the plan, I guess.

Does that mean that we are all acting according to this divine script? Devil-worshippers, warmongers, gays, atheists, righteous bigots, hypocrites, the infirm, and everyone else playing their part in a grand play that can't be strayed from? I don't think so, personally. I believe in free will, and I believe in no deities.

I strongly believe in being your own person, and working toward improving life for yourself and those around you. I will mention that there is a growing number of scientists and science-minded people who believe that the universe is acting in a manner that resembles a predetermined path. This doesn't put God into science, though the plan part is kinda there.

In a predeterministic universe, everything follows a set path that cannot be strayed from, much like God's plan, but more like a complex chain reaction with no one overseeing the experiment. I can at least acknowledge that a predeterministic universe is plausible, but I don't personally put stock into it. Otherwise, this rant would have been inevitable, like in the God's plan model.

In conclusion, God's plan contains evils, and therefore isn't omnibenevolent. I can't believe in a plan like that, and no one that uses logical thinking shouldn't either.