In J.L. Mackie’s “Evil and Omnipotence‚” he argues against the existence of God. He uses the standpoint that God cannot be omnipotent‚ omnibenevolent‚ and evil can still exist. Omnipotent means all-powerful and that God is capable of anything. Omnibenevolent means all-good or that everything God does is good and no evil comes from him. However‚ evil exists in the world‚ where some believe in God. How is it possible for God to be all good and yet evil exist in the world? The imperative answer to
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Stevenson‚ and J.L. Mackie‚ all have theories that develop different views concerning the status of moral judgments and the existence of moral facts. Moore‚ in his‚ Subject Matter of Ethics‚ argued that moral facts do exist and can be true or false but must be indescribable. Stevenson‚ in his‚ The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms‚ disagreed with Moore and said that moral judgements can’t be true or false they simply can inspire certain feelings of approval or disapproval in humans. Mackie‚ in his‚ The Subjectivity
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If God does exist then how come evil exist as well? The overall view of God is that he is a theistic God. Since the theistic God is omnipotent and wholly good then there should not be evil because of the fact that good tries to cancel out evil as much as it possibly can. If the theistic God is both good and omnipotent then he would be able to eliminate evil as a whole‚ yet it is evident that there is still evil in the world. The argument of evil and omnipotence attempts to explain this better which
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1. Rhetoric: The study of the effective use of language 2. Cupidity: Inordinate desire 3. Good Will: A will by which we desire to live upright and honorable lives to attain the highest wisdom 4. “There is no single cause of evil; rather‚ everyone who does evil is the cause of his own evildoing” 5. “A mind that is in control (one that possesses virtue) cannot be made a slave to inordinate desire by anything equal or superior to it‚ because such a thing would be just‚ or by anything inferior to
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Freedom‚ Evil‚ and the Illusion of Omnipotence “Is he an omnipotent and wholly benevolent being willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is Evil?” -Hume In the world we live in today‚ there is undoubtedly the existence of evil. Such a presence of moral wrongdoing seems confusing in a world where such a significant portion of the population believes in the existence of a God. This
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allows evil and sin in the world? Is it possible? These questions and beyond will be opened up for further discussion‚ rather than a simple answer with the works of J. L. Mackie’s Evil and Omnipotence and John Hick’s An Irenaean Theodicy. These philosophers may not have all the answers‚ but they have an argument--whether it is sufficient enough or not is open to interpretation. Their arguments seem to reason one side or the other--God cannot exist or God most definitely does exist. J. L. Mackie’s
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The Problem of Evil One of the most interesting topic we cover in class has to be the idea of Evil and God. Commonly referred to as the Problem of evil‚ J.L. Mackie‚ an Australian Philosopher‚ from the University of Sydney simplifies The problem of Evil with this line‚ “God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists”. I found this topic very mind boggling‚ as I have never once questioned the power of the omnipotent and all good God. For anyone that believes that Gods is all powerful
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Humaier is discussing whether or not God created evil. He deals with Scripture and other peoples arguments on this subject. Humaier begins his article by sharing the story of Satan tempting Jesus. He follows the story with a short presentation of the Gospel. He then moves to Scripture dealing with human beings. The first passage he deals with is Ecclesiastes chapter 15. Humans were created to live in paradise‚ yet through fee will‚ they decided not to obey the commandments set before them which
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J & L Accounting‚ Inc. Income Statement For the Month Ending January 31‚ 2013 Revenues Service Revenues 8‚375.00 Expenses Advertising Expense 2‚350.00 Rent Expense 1‚000.00 Office Supplies Expense 75.00 Telephone Expense 660.00 Utilities Expense 2‚925.00 Depreciation Expense 1‚100.00 Total Expenses 8‚110.00 Net Income 265.00 J & L Accounting‚ Inc. Post-Closing Trial Balance January 31‚ 2013
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1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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