Actualizing Unique Type and Token Values as a Solution to the Problem of Evil
Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like anima...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8 |
Further subjects: | B
Indeterminism
B type and token values B The problem of evil |
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Summary: | Concerning the problem of evil, I suggest that God's goodness and omnipotence causes God to want to actualize many different values and things, not solely angels in heaven, but also type unique values like independence, self-formation, creativity, and surprise, and token unique goods like animals and human beings. Such a universe as ours, though, requires undisturbed indeterministic self-formation as actualized by a good God to give those token unique beings access to those type unique values and allow them the opportunity to live forever with God after completion of this self-formation. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel9010005 |