The Problem of Evil

Richard Swinburne says God gives us the chance to choose good or evil. But that's not a luxury that God himself enjoys, he argues. He adds: "Nature really is read in tooth and claw"

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Introduction

This episode features Jack Symes in conversation with four of the biggest names in philosophy: Richard Dawkins (representing science and atheism), Jessica Frazier (on Hinduism), Silvia Jonas (speaking on Jewish philosophy), and Richard Swinburne (defending Christianity).

With over six-hundred people registering for tickets, we were absolutely overwhelmed by your support; thank you to everybody who came along! A very special thank you to our Patrons and the Global Philosophy of Religion Project at the University of Birmingham for making the event possible. We hope you enjoy the show!

'The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. Why is there something rather than nothing? Further still, how did we come to exist in a world with such precise laws of nature and complex creatures? As we shall see, how we answer these questions determines everything: from the meaning of our lives to the secrets of our futures.'

Contents

Part I. The Debate

Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion

Links

General

The Global Philosophy of Religion Project, University of Birmingham.

Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (Bloomsbury, 2024).

Richard Dawkins

The Selfish Gene (book).

The Blind Watchmaker (book).

The God Delusion (book).

Outgrowing God (book).