How to make the problem of divine hiddenness worse
I present three versions of the argument from divine hiddenness that are grounded in moral considerations regarding how a just deity would act and auxiliary commitments that theists often have. First, I argue that the problem of hiddenness is made worse if one also holds that many will suffer in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
2021
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 90, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-17 |
| Further subjects: | B
Divine Hiddenness
B Misleading religious affections B Moral arguments B problem of evil |
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| Summary: | I present three versions of the argument from divine hiddenness that are grounded in moral considerations regarding how a just deity would act and auxiliary commitments that theists often have. First, I argue that the problem of hiddenness is made worse if one also holds that many will suffer in the afterlife due to not achieving a proper orientation towards God and the demands of morality in this life. Second, I argue that if any version of the moral argument for theism is successful, then God has a very good reason to not remain hidden. Third, I argue that a just God would not allow people to do evil in her name. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "Divine Hiddenness and the Afterlife (2023)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-020-09784-6 |