RE: "I can't see the wishom behind babies dying from cancer" is argument from ignorance
December 3, 2015 at 10:42 am
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2015 at 10:45 am by Alex K.)
Exactly, rob. It is not an argument from ignorance if we have positive evidence (suffering) against a hypothesis (god is benevolent and omnipotent and therefore does not allow suffering).
However, I think the problem here is that they have not clearly defined benevolence, or rather, define it in a circular fashion. If you do not clearly define benevolence such that it includes avoiding all suffering of innocents, it turns into an argument from ignorance. If you define benevolence as "that which god wills", the argument is gone entirely bc good God is a tautology
However, I think the problem here is that they have not clearly defined benevolence, or rather, define it in a circular fashion. If you do not clearly define benevolence such that it includes avoiding all suffering of innocents, it turns into an argument from ignorance. If you define benevolence as "that which god wills", the argument is gone entirely bc good God is a tautology
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
