Why won’t Randal Rouser answer some simple questions?
Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 under polemics • 14 comments • read it ⇒Calling Randal Rauser: why won’t you answer some simple questions?
An atheistic greater good argument
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 under polemics • 3 comments • read it ⇒A brief interaction with an atheistic argument that the existence of evil, under Christianity’s own presuppositions, disproves the existence of God by contradicting his desire for the greatest good. This argument was forwarded by Stan (and also John Loftus) on Debunking Christianity.
God and goodness: a reply to Victor Reppert
Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒A couple of weeks ago, Victor Reppert posted an argument against compatibilism, and invited a general critique. This argument looks as follows (I’m paraphrasing since Victor’s original formulation had some typos):
1. If compatibilism is true, then God could have created the world in such a way that everyone freely does what is right.
2. If God is omnipotent and perfectly good, then, were it possible, he would have created the world in such a way that everyone freely does what is right.
3. But God did not create the world in such a way that everyone freely does what is right.
4. Therefore, compatiblism is false.