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  2. Problem of evil - Wikipedia

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    The problem of evil is generally formulated in two forms: the logical problem of evil and the evidential problem of evil. The logical form of the argument tries to show a logical impossibility in the coexistence of a god and evil, [2] [10] while the evidential form tries to show that given the evil in the world, it is improbable that there is ...

  3. Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense - Wikipedia

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    Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense is a logical argument developed by the American analytic philosopher Alvin Plantinga and published in its final version in his 1977 book God, Freedom, and Evil. [1] Plantinga's argument is a defense against the logical problem of evil as formulated by the philosopher J. L. Mackie beginning in 1955.

  4. Devil in the arts and popular culture - Wikipedia

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    These include horns, tails, and wings. Satan is also associated with or may take the form of snakes, dragons, goats, or dogs. The color red is another common symbol, and may be incorporated by showing Satan with red skin, hair, or clothing. [3]

  5. Varieties of criticism - Wikipedia

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    For example, if somebody is thinking of buying a used car, he or she might think of what "might" be right or wrong with it, without knowing for sure. A speculative criticism often takes the form that "if we assumed such-and-such, then it would seem that a consequence (desirable or undesirable) would follow".

  6. Epicurean paradox - Wikipedia

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    Epicurus was not an atheist, although he rejected the idea of a god concerned with human affairs; followers of Epicureanism denied the idea that there was no god. While the conception of a supreme, happy and blessed god was the most popular during his time, Epicurus rejected such a notion, as he considered it too heavy a burden for a god to have to worry about all the problems in the world.

  7. It Might Be Hard To Take Your Eyes Off These Mesmerizing 30 ...

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    The list is full of examples of this art style and movement that were created by artists from all around the world. So, check them out; maybe it will convince you to become a surrealism enthusiast.

  8. Violence in art - Wikipedia

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    Bersani, Leo and Ulysse Dutoit, The Forms of Violence: Narrative in Assyrian Art and Modern Culture (NY: Schocken Books, 1985) Black, Joel (1991) The Aesthetics of Murder. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Feshbach, S. (1955): The Drive-Reducing Function of Fantasy Behaviour, Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 50: 3–11

  9. Rationalization (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Quintilian and classical rhetoric used the term color for the presenting of an action in the most favourable possible perspective. [5] Laurence Sterne in the eighteenth century took up the point, arguing that, were a man to consider his actions, "he will soon find, that such of them, as strong inclination and custom have prompted him to commit, are generally dressed out and painted with all ...