The evil of the christian god seems to have this effect of infecting every one with a degree of evil and immorality. This thought that david lewis had toward the end of his life was a serious re examination of how much his own moral character may be implicated in his ongoing respect and agement with people he came to conclude were worshipping a deity more evil than any hitler could be on earth. The simple way for religious people to get over this is to revise their doctrines of the after life and stop portraying their deity as an enormous narcissus. Other maybe it was planning.
David Lewis steps off a plane from Australia in 2000 and falls seriously ill. In the final year of his life, he decides to take on Christianity, but does not live long enough to write a paper, leaving only his notes. His longtime friend Philip Kitcher turns the notes into Lewis' final piece on the evil of the Christian God. In our final episode of the series, we look at the philosophy of religion and examine the lasting legacy of David Lewis. Guest voices include Steffi Lewis, Ellen Lewis, Donald Lewis, Alan Hajek, John Bigelow, Frank Jackson, Anthony Fischer, Helen Beebe, and Meghan Sullivan. The remaining episodes of Season 5 will be released bi-weekly from here on out.
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