Various features of the world--e.g., its beauty, the order and simplicity of its laws, the fact that it contains complex life forms--have been taken as evidence for the existence of a divine creator. We will consider a rigorous version of this argument, examine its assumptions and consider whether it can withstand various objections.Speaker: Roger White
Discussant: Adam Elga
Various events in the world--e.g., the excruciatingly painful death of an infant from a freak genetic ailment, the torturous starvation of a shipwrecked sailor--have been taken as evidence against the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, maximally good creator. We will consider a rigorous version of this argument, examine its assumptions and consider whether it can withstand various objections.Speaker: Adam Elga
Discussant: Roger White