I’ve demonstrated that evil doesn’t make God’s existence impossible or even unlikely, but one might wonder why, if God exists, He permits evil. What is the purpose? This is the question of theodicy. I cover five reasons God might permit evil: 1. To better our souls via moral growth (soul-making theodicy) 2. To bring glory to God 3. To make moral freedom and love possible 4. To make ha...
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I’ve demonstrated that evil doesn’t make God’s existence impossible or even unlikely, but one might wonder why, if God exists, He permits evil. What is the purpose? This is the question of theodicy. I cover five reasons God might permit evil: 1. To better our souls via moral growth (soul-making theodicy) 2. To bring glory to God 3. To make moral freedom and love possible 4. To make ha...
182: Answering God's Critics pt 12 - Problem of Evil pt 3 - Evidential Problem of Evil pt 1
Thinking to Believe
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182: Answering God's Critics pt 12 - Problem of Evil pt 3 - Evidential Problem of Evil pt 1
While there may be no logical incompatibility between a theistic God and evil, can certain amounts or kinds of evil make it highly unlikely that theism is true? That's the claim of the evidential problem of evil. In this episode, I examine the claim that there is too much evil in the world to think that God exists. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler:...
Thinking to Believe
I’ve demonstrated that evil doesn’t make God’s existence impossible or even unlikely, but one might wonder why, if God exists, He permits evil. What is the purpose? This is the question of theodicy. I cover five reasons God might permit evil: 1. To better our souls via moral growth (soul-making theodicy) 2. To bring glory to God 3. To make moral freedom and love possible 4. To make ha...
