13: Does evil disprove the existence of God?

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Stthomasaquinas, Saintthomasaquinas, Mattfradd, Theology, Catholic, Dominican, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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🗓️ 28 June 2016

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Objection 1. It seems that God does not exist; because if one of two contraries be infinite, the other would be altogether destroyed. But the word "God" means that He is infinite goodness. If, therefore, God existed, there would be no evil discoverable; but there is evil in the world. Therefore God does not exist.

Reply to Objection 1. As Augustine says (Enchiridion xi): "Since God is the highest good, He would not allow any evil to exist in His works, unless His omnipotence and goodness were such as to bring good even out of evil." This is part of the infinite goodness of God, that He should allow evil to exist, and out of it produce good.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Pines with Aquinas episode 13.
0:03.8	I'm Matt Fraad.
0:05.6	If you could sit down with St. Thomas Aquinas
0:08.4	over a pint of beer and ask him any one question,
0:12.4	what would it be?
0:13.9	In today's episode, we'll ask St. Thomas the question,
0:16.9	does evil disprove the existence of God?
0:20.5	Welcome back to Pines with Aquinas.
0:33.0	This is the show where you and I pull up a bar stool
0:36.2	next to the angelic doctor to discuss theology and philosophy.
0:41.8	And today we're going to be discussing the greatest
0:46.0	emotional obstacle to belief in God that there is
0:50.5	namely the problem of evil.
0:54.4	Now, I want to make it very clear that this isn't a podcast
0:58.6	for you listening so that you can then help other people
1:04.2	who find the problem of evil problematic.
1:07.7	That's what the problem of evil is, problem at least.
1:10.3	This isn't, this is a podcast for you and me
1:12.6	because you and I find evil problematic.
1:16.6	And let me just say from the outset,
1:18.2	if you don't find the problem of evil difficult to understand,
1:23.8	if you haven't ever felt yourself thinking that God,
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