Why God Cannot Do What Sterba Wants

Sterba argues that if God existed, God would allow lower-level evils and suffering but should and would prevent all significant and horrendous evils. Since such serious evils do exist, God does not exist. In reply, I argue that in creating a Sterba world, God would be violating one of God’s central...

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Main Author: Davis, Stephen T. 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B Evil
B Freedom
B God
B Horrendous Evil
B epistemic distance
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