God, in the orthodox view, causes famine, plague, and flood. Was God e…

Peter Straub
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God, in the orthodox view, causes famine, plague, and flood. Was God evil? Evil is a convenient fiction. ✨ Peter Straub (2015). Shadowland, p.249, Penguin
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