The question stands: how is it that a seemingly flawless deity allows evil and sin in the world? Is it possible? These questions and beyond will be opened up for further discussion‚ rather than a simple answer with the works of J. L. Mackie’s Evil and Omnipotence and John Hick’s An Irenaean Theodicy. These philosophers may not have all the answers‚ but they have an argument--whether it is sufficient enough or not is open to interpretation. Their arguments seem to reason one side or the other--God
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Cited: Bowie‚ Michaels‚ Solomon. Twenty Questions‚ an Introduction to Philosophy. Thomson Learning‚ USA. 2000. Miller‚ ED.L. 2006‚ Questions that Matter: An Invitation to Philosophy‚ third shorter Ed.‚ The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Colorado.
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Name: Theona O’Brien Date: 2/22/2015 Course: HUM 1533-200556 Word count: 1‚662 Title: The Existence of God 1. Introduction and Thesis It is human nature to question our existence. Some believe it was God who created our existence‚ and others rely on science. This has been an ongoing debate since life on earth. This paper argues that it is not possible to prove either way whether if the traditional God exists or not. There are no credentials to prove God’s existence or lack of; it is merely a belief
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Philosophy Essay - The Problem of Evil Part A - Compare and contrast the theodicies of Augustine and Irenaeus Both Augustine and Irenaeus attempt to explain the existence of evil in their theodicies‚ though have different explanations for its existence. Theodicies put forward the argument that God has a reason for allowing the existence of evil separated into moral evil (for example‚ the holocaust) and natural evil (Haiti earthquake). Theodicies attempt to rationalise evil whilst retaining
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The Rise Of Atheism In todays society there is a rise in Atheism which could be due to the exposure we have to information that could oppose the existence of God. Atheism is the theory or belief that God does not exist and can be expressed in different ways. For instance‚ intellectual atheists would offer some intellectual arguments as to why God doesn’t exist non-intellectual atheists could be atheists because of the way they were brought up and educated‚ also the beliefs of their culture and
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One of the most persistent challenges to God’s existence is also the root of one of the most asked‚ but least answerable‚ questions that we‚ as human beings‚ ponder—why is there evil? This dilemma of why the world is filled with evil‚ anything bad ranging from bullying to natural disasters‚ has motivated atheists‚ those who reject God and His existence‚ to bring forward an argument called “The Problem of Evil”. Due to much debate on the topic‚ theists‚ those who believe in God‚ have tried to resolve
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Throughout history‚ religion has been a significant topic of discussion. Often the cause arguments and wars between different ideologies‚ as well as between those who believe in God and those who do not. The problem of evil has shown to be one of the most significant objections to the existence of God. According to most theology‚ God is omniscient‚ omnipotent‚ and omnibenevolent. Everyone sees and experiences evil‚ no matter how innocent and good-hearted‚ which begs the question: “How could God
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stops after death. Regardless‚ once again‚ logic and faith are at a crossroads when discussing the possibility of the afterlife. This is because of what I call: the too many heavens account. In correspondence with our notion of God‚ the amount of religions that are followed is irreducible to the idea of God’s
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a) Explain key ideas in the Design Argument for the existence of God. (30 Marks) b) Assess the view that science has made the Design Argument a failure. (15 Marks) “With such signs of forethought in the design of living creature‚ can you doubt they are the work of choice or design?” (Socrates) The Design argument looks at the order and purpose‚ or telos‚ in the world and states that it implies that there must be a designer who made the world ‘just right’ for human existence. Religious believers
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The existence of God. The question that millions of people ask themselves each day is does God exist? What is God? Who is God? Throughout my life I have never questioned the existence of God; God just IS. However‚ there exists beings who need an explanation to how God can possibly exist as an eternal‚ all-powerful and all-knowing being. Through three different arguments‚ this paper examines some rational arguments for the existence of and eternal being‚ God. The first argument states that
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