Actualizing Unique Type and Token Values as a Solution to the Problem of Evil
Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like anima...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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MDPI
[2018]
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Religions
Année: 2018, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: 1-8 |
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Indeterminism
B type and token values B The problem of evil |
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| Résumé: | Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like animals and human beings. Such a universe as ours, though, requires undisturbed indeterministic self-formation as actualized by a good God to give those token unique beings access to those type unique values and allow them the opportunity to live forever with God after completion of this self-formation. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel9010005 |