Episode 171: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Theodicy? (The Book of Job)

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

David and Tamler dive back into the Bible, this time to the perplexing and poetic Book of Job. What does this book have to say about the theodicy, the problem of evil? Why does Job (and his children) have to suffer so much just so God can prove a point to Satan? Are the speeches of Job's friends meant to be convincing? Does Job capitulate in the end? Does God contradict himself in the last chapter? What’s the deal with Elihu? So many questions, not as many answers – maybe that's why it's such a classic.

Plus, "transhumanism" – dystopian wet dream or perfect moral system of the future based on logic, reason, and code? (Always code).

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0:00.0	Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and a psychologist, Dave Pizarro,
0:05.9	having an informal discussion about issues and signs and ethics.
0:09.4	Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm out of allow to say,
0:13.6	and knowing my dad some very inappropriate jokes.
0:16.8	I have a great life, but it's not a perfect life, but it's good.
0:20.5	It's my shit's like an above ground pool. You ever see one of them?
0:23.6	Man, it's a pool.
0:29.6	The cleaning on his bottom.
0:35.6	We do our attention to that man behind the curtain.
0:43.6	Who are you?
0:47.6	Who are you?
0:49.6	I'm very bad man.
0:51.6	I'm a very good man.
0:53.6	Good man.
0:57.6	Placing teeth loss and with no more brains than you have.
1:01.6	Way to our attention.
1:03.6	Come on man.
1:07.6	Anybody can have a brain.
1:11.6	You're a very bad man.
1:13.6	I'm a very good man.
1:15.6	Just a very bad wizard.
1:18.6	Welcome to very bad wizards. I'm Tamler Summers from the University of Houston.
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