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I would argue that Steve's
inference from the facts of "disease, war, violence, inequity, inequality,
stupidity of some design features (knees, elbows, eyes)" to the conclusion that
no omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect (loving) deity exists is a
perfectly legitimate inference. That is, the facts of evil and suffering
are incompatible with the existence of such a deity, and this incompatibility
must be explained away for anyone to recognize these facts but still insist on
the deity's existence. I have never been persuaded by any of the
numerous attempts to rationalize this incompatibility. But we've been down
this road, and I'll say no more about it.
Cheers, Bobby
Robert Justin Lipkin Professor of Law Widener University School of Law Delaware |
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