| Topic: | Re:What kind of God ...? | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 17/12/14 08:49:00 |
| It is over-simplistic to argue against the existence of a deity on the basis that bad things happen in the world. As an evolutionary biologist it isn't an argument that Richard Dawkins even considers. You aren't the first person in the history of thought to recognise 'the problem of evil'. For those that believe we are really just a super-evolved ape with no soul there is the corresponding 'problem of good.' On the day of that bestial act in Pakistan there would have been millions of acts of altruism, large and small, which can't really be explained away by a genetic imperative. If you form your view of the Universe based on man's capacity for evil you will end up with a bleak outlook on existence. If you leaven that view with a consideration of man's capacity for good you will, at worst, end up like me with a perplexed but hopeful view of what life is all about. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 20:25:00 | Janine Jarvis |
| Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 20:30:00 | Maggie Anderson |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 20:32:00 | Pete Mayes |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 20:52:00 | Janine Jarvis |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 21:07:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 21:25:00 | Colin Wren |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 22:46:00 | Janine Jarvis |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 22:53:00 | Iain Muir |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 16/12/14 22:54:00 | Bob Little |
| Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 08:49:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 08:54:00 | William Luckman |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 09:32:00 | S Powell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 10:17:00 | Nigel Brooks |
| Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 10:33:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 10:44:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 10:55:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 12:07:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:06:00 | Nigel Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 15:46:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 16:10:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 16:20:00 | Nigel Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 17:13:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 17:34:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 18:28:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 19:51:00 | Will Watson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 18:39:00 | Colin Wren |
| Awareness of self | 18/12/14 09:33:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:49:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 14:20:00 | Pete Mayes |
| Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 10:54:00 | Andy Rooney |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:13:00 | Ben Willcocks |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:28:00 | Colin Wren |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:43:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 13:52:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 14:01:00 | Andy Rooney |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 14:28:00 | Tony Inwood |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 14:36:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 15:48:00 | Janine Jarvis |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 15:50:00 | Russell Pearson |
| Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 16:54:00 | Vanessa Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 17:44:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 18:03:00 | Pete Mayes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 17/12/14 18:38:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 18/12/14 09:02:00 | James Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 18/12/14 09:33:00 | Nigel Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 18/12/14 09:07:00 | Gerry Tan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 20/12/14 18:28:00 | Janine Jarvis |
| Re:What kind of God ...? | 20/12/14 19:08:00 | Larry Stamford |
| Re:Re:What kind of God ...? | 20/12/14 19:12:00 | Nigel Brooks |