Miracles and the problem of Evil
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Miracles and the Problem of Evil
Rejection on Theological Grounds
- Maurice Wiles Criticism of Miracles would suggest this
- God's goodness would be question as miracles only affect as small number of people
- Wiles suggested that the miracles of the Bible seem trivial compared to the events of Auschwitz and Hiroshima
- BUT - The Augustinian Theodicy would suggest that evil is a result of Human sin so therefore God doesn't have to intervene
- Any intervention of God is just a sign of his goodness and is to encourage belief in God
- Why can't God act Randomly??
Rejection on Scientific Grounds
- An Irenaon-type theodicy argues that…
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