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https://doi.org/10.21464/sp32101

The Existence of Evil in Christian and Naturalistic Worldviews

Benedikt Paul Göcke orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0193-1686 ; University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK


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I clarify that an evil state of affairs is a state of affairs that satisfies the following conditions: (a) It entails the physical or mental suffering of a subject of experience, (b) it is morally inexcusable, (c) it does not lead to a greater good for the subject involved, and (d) the subject would prefer not to be in this state if it were fully capable to understand its situation. I argue that there are two different kinds of causes of evil: nature and free will. I show that there is no problem of evil implied by the existence of evil as such. I distinguish between problems of evil, solutions to problems of evil, and theories of evil. I argue that the existence of evil is problematic only for those worldviews which cannot provide a theory of evil. I argue that in contrast to naturalistic worldviews, Christian worldviews have the resources to successfully establish a theory of evil.

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evil; theory of evil; nature; free will; Christian worldview; naturalistic worldview

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190378

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/190378

Datum izdavanja:

23.8.2017.

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