The Problem of Evil: An Introduction to the Practical SciencesLongmans, Green, 1887 - 281 páginas |
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... consideration . Religiously considered , the Problem of Evil is the most perplexing and seemingly the most insoluble of any that pertain to theism . Given an omnipotent and benevolent Creator , how can it happen that there is evil at ...
... consideration . Religiously considered , the Problem of Evil is the most perplexing and seemingly the most insoluble of any that pertain to theism . Given an omnipotent and benevolent Creator , how can it happen that there is evil at ...
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... considerations of intelligence , it may be declared also that the organic forces of vegetal and animal life are evil in so far as they cause , or tend to cause , pain . In the natural or physical world , in material nature , those ...
... considerations of intelligence , it may be declared also that the organic forces of vegetal and animal life are evil in so far as they cause , or tend to cause , pain . In the natural or physical world , in material nature , those ...
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... consideration , and thus need not dwell upon the subject here . In subsequent pages I shall present reasons tending to show that the doctrine in question is not only untrue , but is obstructive of moral progress and prejudicial to the ...
... consideration , and thus need not dwell upon the subject here . In subsequent pages I shall present reasons tending to show that the doctrine in question is not only untrue , but is obstructive of moral progress and prejudicial to the ...
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... considerations already advanced , it seems obvious that the great end of human activity with reference to the subject before us must be to minimise evil . If we cannot wholly cast it out from experience , but can to an indefinite degree ...
... considerations already advanced , it seems obvious that the great end of human activity with reference to the subject before us must be to minimise evil . If we cannot wholly cast it out from experience , but can to an indefinite degree ...
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... of action , tending to create habits and governing dispositions . We must take into consideration for our own security all the influences which are likely to affect character . This is a 32 PART II . THE ELIMINATION OF EVIL .
... of action , tending to create habits and governing dispositions . We must take into consideration for our own security all the influences which are likely to affect character . This is a 32 PART II . THE ELIMINATION OF EVIL .
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