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... evil with- out anxiety . --- Proper statement of the question . The question in its sim- plest form is , How can there be any evil in the world , if it was created and is governed by an all - powerful and all - gracious God ? The ...
... evil with- out anxiety . --- Proper statement of the question . The question in its sim- plest form is , How can there be any evil in the world , if it was created and is governed by an all - powerful and all - gracious God ? The ...
Page 374
... evil , but is not able to do so , in which case he is not omnipotent ; or he is able to remove the evil , but is not willing , in which case , he is not benevolent ; or he is neither willing nor able , which is a denial of the Divine ...
... evil , but is not able to do so , in which case he is not omnipotent ; or he is able to remove the evil , but is not willing , in which case , he is not benevolent ; or he is neither willing nor able , which is a denial of the Divine ...
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... evil . In the dilemma quoted from Epicurus , a contra- diction in terms is held to prove a defect of power , or to dis- prove Omnipotence ; the dilemma , therefore , is a ... evil does not impeach the perfections of 376 THE ORIGIN OF EVIL .
... evil . In the dilemma quoted from Epicurus , a contra- diction in terms is held to prove a defect of power , or to dis- prove Omnipotence ; the dilemma , therefore , is a ... evil does not impeach the perfections of 376 THE ORIGIN OF EVIL .
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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