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The evidential problem of evil (also referred to as the probabilistic or inductive version of the problem) seeks to show that the existence of evil, although logically consistent with the existence of God, counts against or lowers the probability of the truth of theism. Both absolute versions and relative versions of the evidential problems of ...
Lewis's trilemma is an apologetic argument traditionally used to argue for the divinity of Jesus by postulating that the only alternatives were that he was evil or mad. [1] One version was popularized by University of Oxford literary scholar and writer C. S. Lewis in a BBC radio talk and in his writings. It is sometimes described as the ...
Bad Luck (Polish: Zezowate szczęście) is a 1960 Polish black comedy film directed by Andrzej Munk. [1] [2] The screenplay is based on Jerzy Stawiński’s novel Six Incarnations of Jan Piszczyk (1959). [3] [4] Bad Luck was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. [5]
A common argument made is from divine justice: as the righteous receive an eternal reward (God) for a temporary good deed, so the wicked receive an eternal punishment (loss of God) for a temporary evil deed.
A superstitious blacksmith and apprentice believe that the luck from the horseshoe will flow toward him or her, their tools, and eventually to whatever project they are working on. [15] Opening an umbrella while indoors [16]: 204, 267 On the Isle of Man, rats are referred to as "longtails" as saying "rat" is considered bad luck. [17] [18]
The argument from reason is a transcendental argument against metaphysical naturalism and for the existence of God (or at least a supernatural being that is the source of human reason). The best-known defender of the argument is C. S. Lewis. Lewis first defended the argument at length in his 1947 book, Miracles: A Preliminary Study.
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4.2 Arguments against. 4.2.1 Arguments ... Apologetics is the whole of the consensus of the views of those who defend a position in an argument ... Devil; Sustainer ...