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God’s Prime Directive: Non-Interference and Why There Is No (Viable) Free Will Defense
Religions, 2022 In a recent book and article, James Sterba has argued that there is no free will defense. It is the purpose of this article to show that, in the most technical sense, he is wrong.
David Kyle Johnson
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Comparative Effectiveness of a Second Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Versus a Non-Tumor Necrosis Factor Biologic in the Treatment of Patients With Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. [PDF]
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Objective The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a second tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) versus a non‐TNFi biologic following discontinuation of a TNFi for patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).
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The Argument from Evil, the Argument from Hiddenness, and Supernaturalistic Alternatives to Theism
Religions, 2022 In this brief article, I consider James Sterba’s logical argument from evil, finding it to be ultimately unsuccessful. Not for the various issues Sterba raises, which do seem to be problematic if God exists, but for the logical approach itself.
Raphael Lataster
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The Thomistic Dissolution of the Logical Problem of Evil
Religions, 2021 In his book ‘Is a Good God Logically Possible?’, James Sterba argues that the existence of much of the evil to be found in the world is logically incompatible with the existence of God.
Edward Feser
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Human Sovereignty and the Logical Problem of Evil
Religions, 2022 In this paper, I provide a defence of theism against James Sterba’s version of the logical problem of evil, at least where the focus is on moral evil (I do not have much to say about natural evil in this paper).
Daniel Molto
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Logical Argument from Evil and Theism
Religions, 2022 The article argues that the logical argument from evil is dead, and the new version presented by James Sterba cannot resurrect it. In the first part, I say that the logical argument from evil is dead either because, in the version given by Mackie, it was
Andrea Aguti
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James Sterba’s New Argument from Evil [PDF]
Religions, 2020 This article addresses the main argument in James Sterba’s book, an argument which claims that the existence of a good God is logically incompatible with the evil in the world. I claim to show that his main premise, MEPRI, is implausible and is not a secure foundation for such an argument.
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God, Evil, and Meticulous Providence
Religions, 2022 James Sterba has constructed a powerful argument for there being a conflict between the presence of evil in the world and the existence of God. I contend that Sterba’s argument depends on a crucial assumption, namely, that God has an obligation to act ...
Bruce R. Reichenbach
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Animal Suffering and the Laws of Nature
Religions, 2022 Two recent atheistic arguments from evil have made much of natural evil and the suffering of animals in their case contra theism. The first argument is that of James Sterba.
Jeffrey Jordan
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Religions, 2022 James Sterba argues that a good God is not logically possible. He argues that what he calls the Pauline Principle, which says that we should never do evil that good may come of it, implies that a good God would prevent horrendous evil consequences of ...
Bruce Russell
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