This is going to be one of those ‘central posts’ where I’ll gather some threads together, principally about the problem of suffering, and the relative merits of atheism and Christian faith.<\/p>\n
For those who don’t know, at two of the establishments where I studied Philosophy and Theology I was tutored by Stephen Law<\/a>, who I found to be a great teacher and a very nice man. He’s also a very intelligent and committed atheist, which gives rise to more or less helpful discussions!<\/p>\n My first post on the problem of suffering here<\/a>. Stephen takes up Hart’s essay on theodicy here<\/a>, my explanation of Hart here<\/a>, and he takes up some of my comments here<\/a>, here <\/a>, here <\/a>and here<\/a>. Even though I end up being abused rather a lot (eg ‘bullshit artist’!) I find the process helpful and it helps to clarify my own thinking, even if that clarity doesn’t seem to get shared very far. This is going to be one of those ‘central posts’ where I’ll gather some threads together, principally about the problem of suffering, and the relative merits of atheism and Christian faith. For those who don’t know, at two of the … Continue reading
Stephen responds here <\/a>and here<\/a>.
I respond here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
I comment on this blog here<\/a>.
And I offer a more substantial response here<\/a>.
When Stephen responds to that I’ll link it in.<\/p>\n
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