02372nam 2200613 a 450 991082825240332120240418145916.01-282-03445-697866120344591-4443-0128-41-4443-0129-2(CKB)1000000000687448(EBL)416419(OCoLC)476247936(SSID)ssj0000164122(PQKBManifestationID)11153310(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164122(PQKBWorkID)10119986(PQKB)10285310(MiAaPQ)EBC416419(Au-PeEL)EBL416419(CaPaEBR)ebr10300680(CaONFJC)MIL203445(OCoLC)437097506(EXLCZ)99100000000068744820071108d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGod, evil, and design an introduction to the philosophical issues /David O'Connor1st ed.Malden, MA ;Oxford Blackwell Pub.20081 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-5771-2 1-4051-5770-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The logic of God and evil -- Design and evil -- Evil and design -- Taking stock.Although vast and complex, the universe is orderly in many ways, and conditions at its beginning were right for the eventual evolution of life on this planet. But with life there is death, and with sentient life there is great pain and suffering, often with no apparent justification or purpose. Taking these things together, is it reasonable to conclude that the universe was brought about by God? Moreover, does the magnitude of seemingly pointless suffering square with the idea that God exists, or is it good reason to think there is no God? These questions come up for many people, not just reliTheodicyGood and evilTheodicy.Good and evil.214O'Connor David1949-891822MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828252403321God, evil, and design1991733UNINA