So how do theists respond to arguments like this? [The Argument from Evil] They say there is a reason for evil, but it is a mystery. Well, let me tell you this: I'm actually one hundred feet tall even though I only appear to be six feet tall. You ask me for proof of this. I have a simple answer: it's a mystery. Just accept my word for it on faith. And that's just the logic theists use in their discussions of evil.
According to theism, if a universe is to have any probability of existing, this probability is dependent upon God's beliefs, desires and creative act… - Quentin Smith
According to theism, if a universe is to have any probability of existing, this probability is dependent upon God's beliefs, desires and creative act…
- Quentin Smith
[This world] exists nonnecessarily, improbably, and causelessly. It exists for absolutely no reason at all. It is inexplicably and stunningly actual … - Quentin Smith
[This world] exists nonnecessarily, improbably, and causelessly. It exists for absolutely no reason at all. It is inexplicably and stunningly actual …
So how do theists respond to arguments like this? [The Argument from Evil] They say there is a reason for evil, but it is a mystery. Well, let me tel… - Quentin Smith
So how do theists respond to arguments like this? [The Argument from Evil] They say there is a reason for evil, but it is a mystery. Well, let me tel…
Let anxious anticipation evolve into effective preparation - Quentin Smith
Let anxious anticipation evolve into effective preparation
The thesis that the universe has an originating divine cause is logically inconsistent with all extant definitions of causality and with a logical re… - Quentin Smith
The thesis that the universe has an originating divine cause is logically inconsistent with all extant definitions of causality and with a logical re…
If any spirit created the universe, it is malevolent, not benevolent. - Quentin Smith
If any spirit created the universe, it is malevolent, not benevolent.
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