Why a Believer Could Believe that God Answers Prayers

In a previous issue of this journal Michael Veber argued that God could not answer certain prayers because doing so would be immoral. In this article I attempt to demonstrate that Veber’s argument is simply the logical problem of evil applied to a possible world. Because of this, his argument is sus...

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Main Author: Franks, W. Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2009
In: Sophia
Year: 2009, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-324
Further subjects:B Efficacy of prayer
B problem of evil
B God
B Prayer
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Summary:In a previous issue of this journal Michael Veber argued that God could not answer certain prayers because doing so would be immoral. In this article I attempt to demonstrate that Veber’s argument is simply the logical problem of evil applied to a possible world. Because of this, his argument is susceptible to a Plantinga-style defense.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-009-0117-4