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Theism And The Problem Of Evil: A Critical Study
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TALHARD DE CHARDIN
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Jesulf intellectual approached the problem of evil from evolutionary
perspective as an evolution St. Jesulf philosopher. Tellhard de Chardin
considers the universe as an imperfect mechanism that is undergoing
constant changes in terms of development. The universe we inhabit has
not yet attain it’s perfect goal which it is gradually moving towards.
As a result of this, constant changes and gradual development, once in a
while there is disorderliness, catastrophy and cataclysm. For him, the
world is still in process of evolution is a world:
which suffers,
which labours which sins ………………. Statistically, at every degree of
evolution, we find evil always and everywhere forming and reforming
implacably in and around us……….The many failures have there been far one
success? How many for one solitary saint?
Formally Tellhard de
Chardin expose, the world would remain imperfect, while evil triumphs
until the world gets to the omega point, which is the targeted goal of
the creator.
In St. Anselm’s Prologian II M. Charlesorth (ed), Oxford 1965.
This
even the fool is convinced that something that which nothing greater
can be conceived is in the understanding, since when he hears this, he
understood at and whatever is understood is the understanding. And
certainly that then which a greater cannot be convinced cannot be in the
understanding alone, it can be conceived to exist in reality also,
which is greater. Thus, if that than which a greater can be conceived.
But surely this cannot be. This without doubt something that which a
greater cannot be conceived exist both in the understanding and in
reality.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The presence of evil in a world said to be created by a “Being†who is not only omnipotent, omniscience and perfectly good is problematic. It is a problem that has perturbed man for ages and coupled with various natural disaster still make the concept problematic one. How can there be a loving God, all-powerful and all-knowing God and still face the problem of evil, if really he is perfectly good and created everything then where does evil originated from?Atheist or agnostics base th ... Continue reading---
