Results 61 to 70 of about 6,163,120 (208)

The “Heaven Ab Initio” Argument from Evil

Religions, 2023
Logical and evidential arguments from evil are generally thought to have been rebutted by various refutations, defenses, and theodicies. While disparate, these responses employ similar strategies to show that God has morally sufficient reasons to permit ...
Carlo Alvaro
doaj   +1 more source

Brief Remarks on Sterba’s Moral Argument from Evil

, 2022
We pose two challenges to Sterba’s position. First, we show that Sterba fails to consider alternative historical positions such as Leibniz’s (who argues that God knows that the actual world is the best of all possible worlds) or Kant’s (
Amit Kravitz, Marco Hausmann
core   +1 more source

Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Chelators for Radium-223.

Inorganic Chemistry
The stable coordination of radium-223 (223Ra) for targeted alpha therapy remains elusive. Herein, 17 chelators were investigated for the complexation of 223Ra, of which 13 have previously not been reported. MacroPa was used as a reference and control for
James W. Southwell, M. Gumiela, Joseph Cowell, M. Brandt, Volkan Tekin, J. Sterba, V. Rosecker, Thomas L. Mindt, Gilles Gasser   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

In Answer to the Pauline Principle: Consent, Logical Constraints, and Free Will

Religions, 2022
James Sterba uses the Pauline Principle to argue that the occurrence of significant, horrendous evils is logically incompatible with the existence of a good God.
Marilie Coetsee
doaj   +1 more source

A response to Swinburne’s theodicy: a simpler logical argument from evil

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
This is a simpler version of the argument that I presented in my debate book with. Richard Swinburne, one that also responds to Swinburne’s recent formulation of his theodicy.
James P. Sterba
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why God Cannot Do What Sterba Wants

, 2022
Sterba argues that if God existed, God would allow lower-level evils and suffering but should and would prevent all significant and horrendous evils. Since such serious evils do exist, God does not exist. In reply, I argue that in creating a Sterba world,
Stephen T. Davis
core   +1 more source

Sterba’s Argument from Evil and Objections to Divine Command Theory

Religions
This paper will respond to James Sterba’s paper “An Ethics without God That is Compatible with Darwinian Evolution”. In his paper, Sterba argues that God cannot be the source of morality.
Caleb Cumberland
doaj   +1 more source

God, Moral Requirements, and the Limits of Freedom

Religions, 2021
This article addresses James Sterba’s recent argument for the conclusion that God’s existence is incompatible with the degree and amount of evil in the world. I raise a number of questions concerning the moral principles that Sterba suggests God would be
Laura W. Ekstrom
doaj   +1 more source

Janet A. Kourani, James P. Sterba and Rosemarie Tong, eds. Feminist Philosophies. New York and London: Harvester-Wheatsheaf, 1992, IX + 406 pp. [PDF]

Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses, 1994
Caporale Bizzini, Silvia
doaj   +4 more sources

God and the Playpen: On the Feasibility of Morally Better Worlds

Religions, 2021
According to the free will defense, God cannot create a world with free creatures, and hence a world with moral goodness, without allowing for the possibility of evil.
Cheryl K. Chen
doaj   +1 more source