If God exists, why is there evil in the world? | Open College No. 39 | Stephen Hicks

The problem of the existence of evil in the world has long been a major argument against the existence of an infinite God who is omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omniscient. This question comes from the natural theology tradition, which is concerned with studying religious issues using reason and evidence. The existence of God and the existence of evil in the world are seen to be incompatible.
Dr. Hicks examines the argument and some of its counterarguments.
He also looks at some of the final conclusions that are reached. Some conclude the argument is sound. Others see there is no way to answer the theodicy argument. An act of faith is required. Reason is inadequate. Finally, other modify God's perfection or power.
For some time, Professor Hicks has been doing a philosophical analysis podcast on a wide range of contemporary topics. It has been available on a number of other platforms. It is now being offered on KZbin as well. Its mission is to “ to explain the chaos.”
Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.
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[@duncansh81]

I appreciate the dilemma that evil poses in the human experience and in religion. One thing I would add is that if you speak to some people who have undergone tragic things they are "sanctified" by it, they are stronger, more resilient and kinder and wiser from it. On the other hand, some people can undergo a similar experience and become embittered, hard, cruel and nihilistic. What makes the difference? Another point, if evil were so problematic, no one would be able to rise above it. However, as I stated earlier, some people do rise above it and become a better version of themselves after suffering through it. The example of the poor girl who was maimed by the evil act of the bomber in the store - from the quote from her mother, it sounds like the mother has not risen above this evil thing. However, given enough time and elevated thinking and action, maybe 20 yrs down the road, the girl, grown into a woman could tell you that she feels at peace about who she is, what has happened to her, and that her life is still full and beautiful. I fully acknowledge she could state the opposite, though.

[@DavidA-ev7cc]

🎉 you won the prize!

[@StephenHicksPhilosopher]

Other episodes in the Open College series:  On Being the Entrepreneur of Your Life. Episode #12  Postmodernism’s Moral Low Ground. Episode #13  Educating Entrepreneurs: Or Why Steve Jobs Hated School. Episode #14  Why Postmoderns Train-Not Educate-Activists. Episode #15  The Glenn Beck Conversation: Are We Living in the Post-Modern Era? Episode #16  Christian Socialism and C S Lewis. Episode #17  The Jordan Peterson Conversation. Episode #18

[@larrygraham4875]

Either evil or doesnt exist. Now to watch the vid.

[@lisaalexander1824]

Duality means that if there is a god, there must be a Satan...ying n yang..

[@briandetweiler2864]

It's not Yin VS. Yang not Yin and Yang it is YinYang!

[@VladimirVladimirovich1952]

Stephen 4 PM

[@rafal5863]

21:21 The çooke question would get you canceled not so long ago. I guess that the people that identify with Oy Vey Them pronouns have a tough time implementing the fínal solütion in Gaza. I guess that for these people good/evil is relative to your tribe. Much like truth is subjective to the post modern? If they didn’t have double standards they would not have standards at all. Narcissists see their false self as God. - Sam Vaknin.