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Problem Of Evil Existence Of Evil
1,447 wordsIn a strong argument for atheism, J. L. Mackie presents the argument from evil. His logical argument for evil is comprised of showing theists beliefs to be inconsistent. He states that God being omnipotent and omni-benevolent is contradictory with the existence of evil. Though his argument seems to be a good one, Mackie does provide four responses, or theodicies that are possible solutions to the problem of evil. Three of these are that evil is necessary as a counterpart to good, evil is a neces...
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Problem Of Evil Ability To Choose
1,633 wordsThe Free Will Defense and The Problem of Evil After the World War II and the Holocaust, many Jewish and Christian people were left wondering why God would let such a thing happen. Many felt estranged, as if God had somehow abandoned them in their most desperate time of need. The world needed an explanation as to why God would let such a thing happen to his so-called? children? . This need for an explanation of why evil exists in a world that is supposed to have been created by an all-powerful an...
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Existence Of God Existence Of Evil
1,454 wordsPhilosophy poses us questions that we long to have answers for. One most popular philosophical question boggles the minds of people around the world: Is there a God? Ever since mankind was created, this question was among the speculations that clouded our minds. The world is a grand and intricate place, so where did it come from? There are many theories about the wonders of the world, and it is, as of now, scientifically impossible to prove that there is an ever existing God. So, why do so many ...
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God Is Omnipotent Concept Of God
2,754 wordsReproduced, with permission, from THE FUTURIST, Published by the World Future Society, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a fictional account of a madman who went about the town proclaiming that God is dead. Nietzsche's story is illustrative of a wave of atheism that spread through the intellectual circles of Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but that never...
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Didn Acute T Existence Of Evil
738 wordsThe Problem of Evil and Suffering A theodicy is a vindication of God´ s goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil. It challenges the truth of his existence, as God is told to be almighty and powerful and all moral, yet evil and suffering still occurs. Different theodicies arise from different points of view. In this instance the views of Irenaeus and Augustine; two philosophers from a similar, historic background. Augustine´ s theodicy defends God in a sense, through ...
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