Posted by: mystichacker November 11, 2005
theodice problem
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I guess this thread has already digressed from its original intent to a point where people are questioning which came first, the chicken or the egg. If you stick within the context of original topic, it is not necessarily answering the Book of Genesis or the Book of Revelations. Nor is it about either Christian, Jewish, Muslim or Hindu idea of God, but the idea of God collectively (since all of them accept God to be all good, powerful and knowing) addressed by a Christian philosopher/theologian (Aquinas/Anslem) and refuted by a self-proclaimed atheist (Hume) who happened to represent a very chauvanistic, pale, arrogant society. As for the utility of 'grand' theory as some people put it, I personally think it has great ramifications in modern and contemporary times. Law/ethics/moral codes are somehow deeply rooted in theology ar atleast draw its basis from theology or the idea of something bigger than ourselves. Even Buddhism which scoffs at the idea of God claims that there is a higher ideal to strive for, and such ideal can be attained by following a set of laws.
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