Abstract
I present Rowe’s various evidential arguments from evil and argue that they are unsuccessful, that is, not such as ought to persuade Theists to renounce their Theism. Nonetheless, I insist that the kinds of considerations to which Rowe appeals in his arguments advert to evidence that really does favor Naturalism over Theism. Moreover, I argue that some well-known Skeptical Theist arguments do not overturn the conclusion that horrendous evil is evidence that favors Naturalism over Theism.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil |
| Editors | Justin P. McBrayer, Daniel Howard-Snyder |
| Place of Publication | Chichester UK |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 49-66 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118608005 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470671849 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Evidential argument from evil
- Evil
- Howard-snyder
- Naturalism
- Rowe
- Sceptical theism