Sliding Theology

What seems to be one of the common questions people ask about God, is "How can I an all power, all loving, and all knowing God allow evil to exist"? Augustine seems to offer the best response to this question by suggesting it is a result of freewill.

I've recently dove back into watching an old TV series called Sliders. The plot of the series is that a guy, Quinn Mallory, has discovered a way to travel from his current earth/universe by way of a wormhole. The basic idea is there is an infinite number of parallel universe simultaneously existing and a wormhole according to the Einstein-Rosen Bridge would allow an electron to travel from one point in the universe to another point or another universe instantly. Working with this theory Quinn has discovered a way to create this rip in "the fabric" of time and space and has discovered how to stabilize it so that large masses (at least 6 people) can travel through it.

As they travel from alternate universe to alternate universe they encounter different versions of it, with their own unique challenges. The seemingly most minute decision or event in history has totally changed the history and state of the world. Watching this show has caused me to reflect on Alvin Plantinga's assertion that we are living in the best of possible worlds. The basic concept is that given all the essential elements for the existence of the earth, the earth we live in is the best we could possibly have.

Reflecting on Augustine & Plantinga as I watched Sliders I have become convinced that God did create the best possible world and then entrusted it to us (Gen. 1:26-30; 2"15). Thus what we have today is what man has done to the best possible world that was entrusted to him . It's not a question of why God didn't, but why we did?!