Thoughts on ethics, society, politics, religion, philosophy, theology, and everything in between
In the first part of this series, I addressed the question of how evil could come to exist at all within the creation of a good, omnipotent God, pointing to the Christian doctrine of the Fall as an answer. In the second part of this series, I addressed the question of how we can believe … Read more
Does God love us? Does God care about us? Where is God? Has He abandoned us? Why doesn’t He do something to help us? These are questions that believers in God who experience deep suffering have been asking for centuries. For example, the biblical book of Psalms contains many psalms written by ancient Israelites that … Read more
The Problem According to monotheism, God is both omnipotent (having unlimited power) and perfectly good. But when we look around at the world we live in, we can see much evil. This creates a problem regarding the reasonableness of monotheism, a problem typically referred to as “the problem of evil.” The problem of evil can … Read more
Plagues. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Volcanic Eruptions. These events can kill thousands, bring suffering to many times more, and seriously disrupt the normal course of life and society. They cause us to pause and to ask the question: why do these things happen? Natural Disasters and Evil For the atheist, the answer is obvious: these events … Read more