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Originally Posted by jmartinez83  I don't want to detract from what you guys are writing about, but what do you guys think of the contemporaneous argument against God's existence, i.e., The Problem of Evil? I've been listening to the "Reasonable Faith" podcast by Dr. W.L. Craig. He gives a more Free-will defense for the theodicy. Do you guys have any knowledge of the theodicy of Alvin Plantinga? According to Dr. Craig, his is the most accurate and plausible argument against the problem of evil, ref. a free-will defense. I thought the doctor was Reformed (Dr. Alvin Plantinga)?
Personally, I hold to a more Presuppositional approach to apologetics, as opposed to Craig's view of epistemology in apologetics. How would a presuppositionalist answer the objection? Any books that you would recommend? |
Here is Bahnsen's perspective.
In short, evil only makes sense in the context of Christianity. How does evil exist given atheism? "Evil" is just a part of nature and what is. The very nature of asking the question suggests theism.
Bahnsen gives this syllogism:
1. GOD IS ALL-GOOD.
2. GOD IS ALL-POWERFUL.
3. EVIL EXISTS.
4. GOD HAS A MORALLY SUFFICIENT REASON FOR THE EVIL WHICH EXISTS.
His article is worth the time.