tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835720.post6532485003822995490..comments2023-05-20T07:46:10.187-07:00Comments on ex-apologist: Notes on Ch. 7 of Rowe's Philosophy of Religion: The Problem of Evil, Part Twoexapologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915579495149582531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835720.post-19044512335590452332008-05-30T00:53:00.000-07:002008-05-30T00:53:00.000-07:00Hi Ron,I tend to agree too. I think it can be reas...Hi Ron,<BR/><BR/>I tend to agree too. I think it can be reasonable in principle for a theist to hold onto their theism in the face of prima facie pointless evil if they have sufficient independent evidence for theism (e.g.,suppose they reason the best they can about the standard arguments of natural theology, etc., and after careful scrutiny, fail to see any undefeated defeaters for them. Then they might do a modus tollens on the crucial premise in the argument from evil, while the atheist does a modus ponens). However, by doing my best to evaluate the arguments from natural theology, it seems to me that they fail individually and collectively, and so I personally don't have that option available to me. Who knows, though. It's always open that new arguments for theism will come up, or new compelling responses to the defeaters.exapologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915579495149582531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835720.post-81753588407313378982008-05-12T17:41:00.000-07:002008-05-12T17:41:00.000-07:00exapologist,I think I agree with Rowe here. There...exapologist,<BR/><BR/>I think I agree with Rowe here. There are so many other considerations when it comes to theism vs. atheism because it is usually not just philosophic theism but Christian theism or some other type of religious theism involved. <BR/><BR/>I am curious to see your future posts. Perhaps more on your specific objections to Christianity in particular rather than just philosophy of religion stuff would be particularly fascinating.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417260051312383466noreply@blogger.com