Causal Connections, Logical Connections, and Skeptical Theism: There Is No Logical Problem of Evil

Causal Connections, Logical Connections, and Skeptical Theism: There Is No Logical Problem of Evil

In this paper, I consider Sterba’s recent criticism of skeptical theism in context of his argument from evil. I show that Sterba’s criticism of skeptical theism shares an undesirable trait with all past criticisms of skeptical theism: it fails. This is largely due to his focus on causal connections...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 668
Main Author: Hendricks, Perry
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 21-07-2022
Subjects:
Analysis
Causality
Context
Criticism
Evil
Good & evil
problem of evil
skeptical theism
Theism
Torture
United States
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Summary:In this paper, I consider Sterba’s recent criticism of skeptical theism in context of his argument from evil. I show that Sterba’s criticism of skeptical theism shares an undesirable trait with all past criticisms of skeptical theism: it fails. This is largely due to his focus on causal connections and his neglect of logical connections. Because of this, his argument remains vulnerable to skeptical theism.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel13070668