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Evil God and anti-theodicy
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RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy
(August 21, 2023 at 7:15 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: Isn't the idea of an omnimalevolent God as reasonable as an omnibenevolent God, and doesn't a reverse theodicy work just as well to justify the problem of good as the problem of evil?

And if so, isn't this a reductio ad absurdum argument against theism?

Stephen Law argued something along that line in his debate with WLC. To be honest, I'm not sure I buy this evil God argument as an effective counter against a God that's good. But I'm going to have to think about this first, and maybe get back to you later on this.
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Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 7:15 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by GrandizerII - August 21, 2023 at 7:21 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Gawdzilla Sama - August 21, 2023 at 7:24 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by no one - August 21, 2023 at 7:25 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 21, 2023 at 7:25 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2023 at 7:40 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 7:43 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 7:57 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Gawdzilla Sama - August 21, 2023 at 7:58 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 8:11 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Gawdzilla Sama - August 21, 2023 at 9:03 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 9:08 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Belacqua - August 21, 2023 at 7:57 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 8:04 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Belacqua - August 21, 2023 at 8:06 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 8:12 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by GrandizerII - August 21, 2023 at 8:14 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 8:22 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by Belacqua - August 21, 2023 at 8:37 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by GrandizerII - August 21, 2023 at 9:11 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 9:17 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 8:15 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 8:30 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 8:43 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 8:49 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 8:51 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 8:57 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 9:10 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 9:12 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 9:17 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 9:21 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by MarcusA - August 21, 2023 at 9:25 am
RE: Evil God and anti-theodicy - by FrustratedFool - August 21, 2023 at 9:28 am

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