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John Leslie – Does Evil Refute God’s Existence?



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Evil is a high hurdle for theists. Given the savagery of moral evil (what humans do to humans) and the horrors of natural evil (earthquakes, tsunamis, disease), how could an all-powerful and all-good God exist? Philosophers offer defenses (evil and God do not contradict) and theodicies (reasons why God allows evil). The problem is the sheer amount of evil.

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John Leslie is a Canadian philosopher and writer. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, earning his B.A. in English Literature and his M.Litt. in Classics. He is currently Professor emeritus at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada.

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