Optimism without theism?: Nagasawa on atheism, evolution, and evil
Nagasawa has argued that the suffering associated with evolution presents a greater challenge to atheism than to theism because that evil is incompatible with ‘existential optimism’ about the world - with seeing the world as an overall good place, and being thankful that we exist. I argue that even...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 4, Pages: 701-714 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nagasawa, Yujin 1975-
/ Atheism
/ Optimism
/ Suffering
/ Evolution
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
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B Theism B Atheism B Pessimism B axiology of theism B Evolution B problem of evil B Suffering B Optimism |
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