Against the New Logical Argument from Evil
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چکیده
Jim Sterba’s Is a Good God Logically Possible? looks to resurrect J. L. Mackie’s logical argument from evil. Sterba accepts the general framework that theists seeking give theodicy have favored since Leibniz invented term: search for some greater good provided or evil averted would justify in permitting type and variety of we actually observe. However, introduces deontic twist, drawing on Pauline Principle (let us not do may come) introduce three side constraints God’s choice action. He then splits possible goods into four categories: first- vs. second-order goods, which right, right. argues his rule out each combination, thereby showing no God-justifying is offer. To defuse argument, I draw pair ideas Marilyn McCord Adams: (i) outside bounds morality, (ii) can defeat evils by incorporating them an incommensurately valuable friendship with human. Properly appreciated, these show new relies false premise easily repaired.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2077-1444']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020159