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To: Diamond; Alamo-Girl; betty boop
It has been said that, philosophically, the problem of evil is only a problem for believers. Atheism provides no coherent metaphysical explanation or account of evil.

The way I see it, is that atheism provides no coherent philosophical for good, which is a problem for UNbelievers.

150 posted on 03/25/2014 4:08:25 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: metmom; angryoldfatman; daniel1212; Alamo-Girl; betty boop
The way I see it, is that atheism provides no coherent philosophical for good, which is a problem for Unbelievers.

I do not disagree. Perhaps it might have been better if I had said that good and evil are illustrative of just some of many insurmountable philosophical and ethical quandaries that confront unbelievers.

For starters, since atheists are know-it-alls who tacitly assume exhaustive, universal knowledge, I would like to see Sikora give some account of ANY of the abstract, invariant, universal laws that he finds operative in his finite brain and which are on display in his writing. Since he does not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, what ground does he have for these laws he is using to try to explain the material, ever-changing particular facts of a world governed by chance that he posits in an effort to remain autonomous from God?

Cordially,

152 posted on 03/25/2014 7:07:59 AM PDT by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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To: metmom

Excellent point, dear sister in Christ!


153 posted on 03/25/2014 8:22:03 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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