Human Self‐Determination, Biomedical Progress, and God

In Russell Blackford & Udo Schüklenk (eds.), 50 Voices of Disbelief. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 323–331 (2009-09-10)
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This chapter contains sections titled: God and I God and the Teenage I – The Theodicy Fiasco God and the Adult I – Harmful Religious Beliefs at Life's Beginning God and the Adult I – Harmful Religious Beliefs During Our Lives God and the Adult I – Harmful Religious Beliefs at Life's End Why I Speak Out Notes.

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Udo Schüklenk ‐ human self‐determination, biomedical progress, and God   God and I ‐ speaking out against harmful consequences of religious interpretations of the world   God and the teenage – The Theodicy Fiasco   question of whether or not ‐ there is a good, omniscient, omnipotent God   theodicy problem ‐ Why a nice, all‐powerful, all knowing God subjects his own creation to untold sufferings   Holocaust ‐ curing him for good, of idea of an omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent God   What was left ‐ realization either that God is not, or that God is not good that God is absent   organized religions in the real world ‐ working against us   God and the adult ‐ harmful religious beliefs in our lives   nonreligious people, making “peace” with organized religions

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