Compassionate Deism and the Grammar of Permission
Both theism and atheism assume that God permits evil. But neither theism nor atheism make this assumption with due attention to what I call, following Wittgenstein, the grammar of the term ‘permission’. When this grammar is examined, it becomes clear that this assumption cannot avoid the atheistic f...
Main Author: | Ronald Hall |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/3/200 |
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