The Best Possible World Has Evil In It

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Best Possible World Has Evil

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Best Possible World Has Evil

A very popular theodicy is one where the best possible world has evil in it. Here, a principled stance on the character and nature of God flows to a creation and existence of evil in a deductive, logical format.

TIMELINE:

00:00 – The Best-Of-All-Possible-Worlds Defense
02:14 – The Purpose Of Evil Is A Product Of The Best Possible World

Today’s short clip comes from episode 153 which can be found here.

Books mentioned in this episode:

What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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The Postmortal by Drew Magary
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Why is there pain and suffering? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there evil in the world? Maybe you’ve had these questions asked to you or asked them yourself. Pick up this book, meet with friends, have some coffee, and follow along with us!

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