The Problem of Evil & ‘Intellectual Black Holes’ w/ @stephenlaw60

We take a close look at how Theists respond to the evidential problem of evil – the problem, for them, of explaining why an all-powerful, all-good God would inflict so much suffering on sentient beings. Many explanations have been offered, many highly ingenious. We’ll explore a novel way of looking at these explanations, and at the way in which they contribute to the overall rational architecture of traditional Theism. To what extent are there parallels with the thinking of, e.g., conspiracy theories, Young Earth Creationism, and other ‘Intellectual Black Holes’?

Stephen Law is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Heythrop College, University of London, editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal THINK, and author of popular philosophy books including The Philosophy Gym and Believing Bullshit.