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Abstract
Dwayne Moore’s "A Naturalistic Theodicy for Sterba’s Problem of Natural Evil," (Moore, 2024) provides a detailed critique of my logical argument from evil against the existence of the God of traditional theism. While there have been many critiques of my logical argument against the existence of the God of traditional theism from moral evil to which I have replied (2020b, 2020c, 2021, 2023), there has been only one previous critique that was directed at my logical argument from natural evil (see Jordan, 2023). Accordingly, I welcome this opportunity to show how my logical argument from natural evil works against Moore’s critique.
Dwayne Moore 的 "A Naturalistic Theodicy for Sterba's Problem of Natural Evil"(Moore, 2024)对我从恶论证传统有神论上帝存在的逻辑论证进行了详细的批判。虽然有许多人对我从道德之恶出发反对传统有神论的上帝存在的逻辑论证提出了批评,我也对此做出了回应(2020b, 2020c, 2021, 2023),但之前只有一篇批评是针对我从自然之恶出发的逻辑论证的(见 Jordan, 2023)。因此,我欢迎有这个机会来展示我的自然之恶逻辑论证是如何与摩尔的批判相抗衡的。
期刊介绍:
Sophia is now published by Springer. The back files, all the way to Volume 1:1, are available via SpringerLink! Covers both analytic and continental philosophy of religionConsiders both western and non-western perspectives, including Asian and indigenousIncludes specialist contributions, e.g. on feminist and postcolonial philosophy of religionSince its inception in 1962, Sophia has been devoted to providing a forum for discussions in philosophy and religion, focusing on the interstices between metaphysics and theological thinking. The discussions take cognizance of the wider ambience of the sciences (''natural'' philosophy and human/social sciences), ethical and moral concerns in the public sphere, critical feminist theology and cross-cultural perspectives. Sophia''s cross-cultural and cross-frontier approach is reflected not only in the international composition of its editorial board, but also in its consideration of analytic, continental, Asian and indigenous responses to issues and developments in the field of philosophy of religion.