Tag: Evil
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Al Mohler wrestles here with the ethics of the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2, appealing to Just War theory. He concludes, “I believe the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified, in so far as the use of nuclear weapons can ever…
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There is an interesting commentary here by William Collen entitled “War In Heaven” which reflects on Guido Reni’s 1635 painting “The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan”. The painting depicts the passage in Revelation 12 in which we are given an account of a heavenly battle between the forces of light and…
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Is it possible that evil actually presents a powerful argument for the very existence of God? Can the existence of evil be used, in the words of Anselm, “to shatter the rigid resistance of unbelievers?” Philosopher Gregory Ganssle acknowledges that evil seems to supply evidence against the existence of God,…
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+ Abductive Argument, Anselm, Athenagoras, christianity, Christus Victor, CS Lewis, Dualism, Evidential Problem of Evil, Evil, Existential Problem of Evil, god, Good, Gustav Aulen, Logical Problem of Evil, Materialism, natural law, Naturalism, Skeptical Theism, Theodicy, worldview+
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“Using the problem of evil as an argument against God is dangerous for the skeptic, since, ironically, this problem can turn into an argument in favor of God’s existence.” — The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics by Joseph M. Holden Scripture teaches 4 truths simultaneously: Scripture teaches 5 truths simultaneously with…
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Here is the classic problem: Most philosophers agree that Alvin Plantinga successfully refuted the logical problem of evil using the Free Will Defense; it is no longer considered a valid argument by most philosophers and theologians. Note this applies only to the logical problem of evil, not the evidential or…
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A willingness to live with unresolvable questions is a mark of intellectual maturity, not a matter of logical nonsense as some unwisely regard it.” – Oxford Professor Alister McGrath The problem of evil is often deployed by atheists as their decisive “nuclear option” against theism. Evil can precipitate a “crisis…
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Evil is the consequence of sin (Rom 1:30 – “they invent ways of doing evil.) While evil must always be countered, we need to recognize that is always only a stop-gap measure at best, akin to pulling up the top half of a weed but leeaving the root for it…
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