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January 2022

January 27, 2022

Seidensticker Folly #78: “Natural Evil” & Uniformitarianism

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

June 2021

June 25, 2021

Problem of Evil & of Good: Dialogue w Agnostic, Pt. II

This is a continuation of the exchange documented in my post, Problem of Evil & of...

June 17, 2021

Problem of Evil & of Good: Great Dialogue w Agnostic

This began when "axelbeingcivil" started the discussion on my blog, on 7-7-21. His words will...

April 2021

April 09, 2021

Dialogue w Atheist: Problem of Good & Miscellany

BensNewLogin (former adherent of Judaism and for a short time, Christianity) is an atheist who responded...

April 08, 2021

Problem of Good: Childkilling & Genocide (Logical End of Atheism)

This (socratic) dialogue came about on my blog. Words of agnostic DC Kurtz will be in blue....

April 05, 2021

Problem of Good: Further Discussions with Atheists

This is a follow-up to my article, Problem of Good: More Difficult than Problem of Evil?...

April 03, 2021

Problem of Good: More Difficult than Problem of Evil?

Atheists love to discuss the problem of evil, which they consider a knockout punch to...

August 2020

August 16, 2020

God and “Natural Evil”: A Thought Experiment

This is a portion of a 2002 article that was included (with additional Augustine and...

June 2020

June 27, 2020

Is God the Author of Evil? (vs. John Calvin)

[excerpt from my book, A Biblical Critique of Calvinism (Oct. 2012, 178p), pp. 13-22. Follow the...

May 2020

May 20, 2020

Ward’s Whoppers #14: Who Caused Job’s Suffering?

Ward Ricker is an atheist who (as so often) was formerly a self-described “fundamentalist”. He likes to...

September 2019

September 13, 2019

Alvin Plantinga: Reply to the Evidential Problem of Evil

Alvin Plantinga (who was born in 1932 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and started his teaching career...

September 11, 2019

The “Problem of Good”: Dialogue w Atheist Academic

J. Craig Bradley is an atheist, with a Master's degree in philosophy. He is interacting...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

Isaac and Abraham’s Agony: Dialogue with Agnostic

Words of the late Dr. Jan Schreurs will be in blue. ***** If you want...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

Atheists, Miracles, & the Problem of Evil: Contradictions

If God were to prevent every instance of suffering, He would have to eliminate (it...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

“Strong” Logical Argument from Evil Against God: RIP?

[for general, philosophically lay-level background, see my paper: “Logical” Problem of Evil: Alvin Plantinga’s Decisive Refutation]...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

Reply to Agnostic Ed Babinski’s “Emotional” Argument from Evil

Ed's post appeared on the Debunking Christianity blog. Victor Reppert is a (Protestant) Christian teacher and author of C....

July 2018

July 22, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic/Deist on God’s Revelation & Character

VicQRuiz is a friendly “agnostic/deist” who commented on my 2001 exchange: The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue...

July 18, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic/Deist on the “Problem of Good”

VicQRuiz is a friendly "agnostic" He was interested in making some comments on my 2001...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

Thought Experiments (Christianity vs. Atheism), Part 2

Follow-up to Part I. Words of Anthrotheist will be in blue. *** "To the contrary,...

June 26, 2018

Thought Experiments w an Atheist About God / No God

Anthrotheist made comments underneath my post, Dialogue with an Atheist on “God of the Gaps” (which...

June 16, 2018

“Logical” Problem of Evil: Alvin Plantinga’s Decisive Refutation

The Problem of Evil is NOT a Disproof of God's Existence, Goodness, or Omnipotence Alvin...

June 12, 2018

The Problem of Evil: Dialogue with an Atheist

This occurred in a thread at the Debunking Christianity website. I have expanded it slightly here and there...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist John Loftus on the Problem of Evil

Former Christian pastor, now atheist John W. Loftus is a big name now in the...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Replies to the Problem of Evil as Set Forth by Atheists

(10-10-06) *** I reply to the comments of "drunken tune" (never was there a more...

November 01, 2017

Blaming God for the Holocaust (+ Other Such Bum Raps)

Raymond Viernes: All suffering is a God given opportunity for individual sanctification. Blessings abound. Eric...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue with an Atheist (Part Two)

(the Flip Side of the Problem of Evil Argument Against Christianity) + the Nature of...

August 28, 2017

The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue With an Atheist

I consider this the best dialogue I have ever been involved in with anyone, ever.

August 22, 2017

Dialogue on “Natural Evil” (Diseases, Hurricanes, Drought, etc.)

Photograph of a cyclone by "Comfreak" (March 2017) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons] ***** (2-15-04)...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

Debates and Expositions on the Troublesome Problem of Evil

Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011), from c. 1997-1998. Photograph by Hamid Mir [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Alvin Plantinga’s Refutation of the Logical Problem of Evil

Original title (posted 10-12-06): Alvin Plantinga's Decisive Refutation of the Atheist Use of the Problem of...

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