LEADER 02393nam 2200613 a 450 001 996209980203316 005 20240418145916.0 010 $a1-282-03445-6 010 $a9786612034459 010 $a1-4443-0128-4 010 $a1-4443-0129-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687448 035 $a(EBL)416419 035 $a(OCoLC)476247936 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164122 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11153310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164122 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10119986 035 $a(PQKB)10285310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416419 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416419 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300680 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203445 035 $a(OCoLC)437097506 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687448 100 $a20071108d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGod, evil, and design$b[electronic resource] $ean introduction to the philosophical issues /$fDavid O'Connor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cBlackwell Pub.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-5771-2 311 $a1-4051-5770-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe logic of God and evil -- Design and evil -- Evil and design -- Taking stock. 330 $aAlthough 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 reli 606 $aTheodicy 606 $aGood and evil 615 0$aTheodicy. 615 0$aGood and evil. 676 $a214 700 $aO'Connor$b David$f1949-$0891822 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996209980203316 996 $aGod, evil, and design$91991733 997 $aUNISA