
The Problem of Evil: Why Is There Evil if a Good God Exists? | Prof. Gloria Frost
The Thomistic Institute
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Aquinas
In Aquinas' view, it's not unfair or unjust for God to allow us to lose the good things that we enjoy in this life. This is because when considered in relationship to God, we don't have a right to any of the good things we enjoy. All of our temporal blessings are gratuitous gifts from God and he has no moral obligation to let us keep his general gifts for the entirety of our lives.
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