The real advantages of the simulation solution to the problem of natural evil
Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, 2020 Nick Bostrom has famously defended the credibility of the simulation hypothesis – the hypothesis that we live in a computer simulation. Barry Dainton has recently employed the simulation hypothesis to defend the ‘simulation solution’ to the problem of ...
Dustin Crummett
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Evil and Superstition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Religious Infanticide and Filicide [PDF]
, 2015 A distinct category of women has been identified in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, those who commit extreme forms of violence and murder against their children in order to fulfil their religious obligations or to protect themselves from perceived
Agazue, Chima Damian, Gavin, Helen
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Identifying and Explaining the Nature of Evil in the Paintings of the Dresden Falnama based on Mulla Sadra's Opinions [PDF]
نگره, 2023 The issue of good and evil is one of the deep debates of philosophy and theology that has been criticized and studied in different periods of the history of thought and it has turned the minds of Western and Eastern philosophers.
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On Natural Evil: Augustine, Plantinga, and Hick [PDF]
, 2022 This paper examines the philosophical problem of natural evil. Natural evil in the world creates a stumbling block between people and their faith in God. What can be said of the coexistence of God and evil in the world?
Delaney, Andrew James
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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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Systemic evil and the international political imagination [PDF]
, 2014 In light of the persistence of discourses of atrocity in the post-Holocaust era, and with the resurgence of talk of evil that followed 11 September 2001, it is clear that the idea of evil still possesses a powerful hold upon the modern imagination.
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An interlocutory engagement on Barth’s Shadow Side of Creation and Boyd’s Warfare Theodicy as it relates to the origin of natural evil [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2020 Over recent years, renewed interest in the Theology of Karl Barth has emerged among Evangelicals. Barth’s Christocentric Theology seems to resonate with Evangelicals, especially with regards to Christ being the full and final revelation of God or Barth's
Prof. Godfrey Harold
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Reconciling the God of Traditional Theism with the World’s Evils
Religions, 2020 Replying to James Sterba’s argument for the incompatibility of the world’s evils with the existence of the God of traditional theism, I argue for their compatibility, using the proposition that God has reasons for permitting these evils.
Robin Attfield
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Exploring the concept of evil in Japanese anime: a multifaceted perspective [PDF]
EonBeyond its captivating narratives and stunning visuals, Japanese anime offers audiences worldwide a unique window into Japan’s rich history, culture, philosophy and values.
Valentina-Andrada MINEA
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Unravelling some of the theological problems underlying discourse on nature
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 This article offers an overview of various theological discourses on the concept of nature. These are illustrated with examples of contributions to reformed theology from within the South African context.
Ernst M. Conradie
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