Permission vs. Causation

Permission vs. Causation

Hemant Mehta shared the above cartoon by Kristian Nygård. Despite being a somewhat silly attempt at humor, I think it actually highlights issues related to how people sometimes talk about God causing and/or permitting things in the universe.

What do you think? Is it the kind of thing that can actually be a jumping-off point for useful discussion?


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