I'm going to do a write-up, introducing atheists of all stripes to the problem of evil. What it says. How the argument works, the variations, and how you can use it in an argument against Christians.
The goal is for atheists to have a good working grasp of the problem of evil and why and how it allows us to claim, rationally, that it's better to be an atheist. If you want a serious, positive, intellectual, rational argument FOR atheism, this is what I'm building. For you.
If you want some background info, here's some links. You might find them too dry.
iep.utm.edu/evil-log/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/n.../evil.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/
http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/K019
Anyone got any questions, no matter how stupid, I'll entertain them here. If they are substantial, I'll edit my draft to incorporate the answers.
The goal is for atheists to have a good working grasp of the problem of evil and why and how it allows us to claim, rationally, that it's better to be an atheist. If you want a serious, positive, intellectual, rational argument FOR atheism, this is what I'm building. For you.
If you want some background info, here's some links. You might find them too dry.
iep.utm.edu/evil-log/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/n.../evil.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/
http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/K019
Anyone got any questions, no matter how stupid, I'll entertain them here. If they are substantial, I'll edit my draft to incorporate the answers.
