Since I began deconstructing my faith 10-12 years ago, I have been keeping notes in Evernote with various tags (later Notion, as I had to abandon Evernote due to its constantly-increasing fees and restrictions). I even made a Mind Map of all the points I had developed. Two of the the several organizing points were […]
Theodicy, Slavery, and CSA Read More »
They say: When God does good, it’s not because he’s conforming himself to some external morality; God’s actions are good because it is God doing them. Goodness is whatever God does and commands. This is the absolutist’s reply to Euthyphro’s dilemma. But maybe the absolutist is wrong. By way of illustration, what if we simply
Thoughts on Dystheism and the Sacrifice of Isaac Read More »
The problem of evil, or, “Why does God allow bad things to happen?” There are two categories that are really pivotal in my thoughts and opinions on theism in the last decade. These are “theodicy” and “dystheism”. The definitions of these terms are very similar, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there were people out there
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Theodicy is the attempt to vindicate God when we see so much evil in the world. During the first phase of my deconstruction, my own theodocious issues weren’t quite the same as others. For me, the problem of evil was addressed with by Calvinism and the doctrine of Original Sin. I think the big issue
The Odyssey of Theodicy Read More »