Episode 59, God and Suffering: Live in Liverpool

The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane

Euthanasia, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Existentialism, Marxism, Kant, Ethics, Davidpapineau, Dennett, Marx, Evilgodchallenge, Cosmological, Mind, Consciousness, Courses, Nagasawa, Education, Johnstuartmill, Jeremybentham, Aristotle, Ocr, Camus, Josephfletcher, Conscience, Society & Culture, Kantianethics, Philosophy

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Believe it or not, humans have been debating questions concerning God for as long as couples have been discussing what they fancy for dinner. Does God exist? Is God all-power, all-knowing and all-loving? Shall we try that new Mexican restaurant on Bold Street?

In this episode, we’re going to be discussing the existence of God in relation to the problem of evil, more specifically, on what has come to be known as ‘the evil-god challenge’. Roughly stated, our question is as follows: why is belief in a good-god significantly more reasonable than belief in an evil-god?

Contents

Part I. For God’s Sake: Paradise and the Snake.

Part II. Weighing the Scales of Evil: How Heavy is God’s Heart?

Part III. Audience Questions, Further Analysis and Discussion.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Believe it or not, humans have been debating questions concerning God for as long as couples have been discussing what they fancy for dinner.
0:14.0	Does God exist? Is God all powerful, all knowing and all loving? Should we try that new Mexican on Bolt Street?
0:20.0	In this episode, we're going to be discussing the existence of God in relation to the problem of
0:25.7	evil. More specifically on what has come to be known as the Evil God Challenge. Roughly stated,
0:32.6	our question is as follows. Why is belief in a good God significantly more reasonable than a belief in an evil
0:41.2	god? The pan-sycast is supported by the West Hill Endowment, Cullum St Gabriel's Trust and
0:47.4	our wonderfully generous patrons. A very special thank you to West Hill, Cullum St Gabriel's for their
0:53.2	support, without which shows like today's would not be possible, would not be possible. Thank you in particular to our very special patrons, Lily Hooper, David Lagenessi and Jim Clare. Lily, David and Jim, this one's for you.
1:08.7	In part one, we're going to be discussing the Evil God Challenge. In part two,
1:12.5	we'll be diving into some popular responses
1:14.5	to the challenge, and in part three, we'll be
1:16.6	taking some audience questions, as well
1:18.6	as engaging in some further analyses
1:20.5	and discussion.
1:22.6	Thank you. We hope you enjoy the show.
1:45.0	Hello and welcome to episode 59 of the Panpsychast, our very first live show recorded here in the Stanley Theatre at the University of Liverpool.
1:45.9	Alternatively, if this hasn't gone well, welcome to our Patreon exclusive bonus content,
1:50.3	release only to you our most dedicated and least critical of fans.
1:54.0	I'm the highest order good, Jack Seims.
1:56.5	I'm joined once again by the lower order evil, Dr. Gregory Miller.
2:00.3	Hello.
2:01.4	First of all, thank you to the University of Liverpool's Philosophy Society, in particular
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