Tag: Problem of Evil
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Book Club: At The Existentialist Café By Sarah Bakewell Chapter One *Spoilers*
On the first day out with a few friends to Winchester after the lockdown, it rained. Excellent. With all of us loving books, we decided to hide within a Waterstones until the weather had passed. We were approached by the book keeper, who was clearly deeply passionate about his job…
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Philosopher’s Boxing Ring: Hume vs Paley
IntroductionPaley’s design argument argues for the existence of a wondrous God from the design elements of the universe. However, many years before Paley wrote his design argument, Hume wrote a series of criticisms against it. This essay will explore the debate between Paley and Hume and demonstrate why Paley’s design…