Compassionate Deism and the Grammar of Permission

Both theism and atheism assume that God permits evil. But neither theism nor atheism make this assumption with due attention to what I call, following Wittgenstein, the grammar of the term ‘permission’. When this grammar is examined, it becomes clear that this assumption cannot avoid the atheistic f...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Hall, Ronald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2021]
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Intervention
B Compassion
B permission
B Grammar
B Wittgenstein
B Deism
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