EPISODE · Mar 20, 2025 · 2H 1M
The Problem of Evil | On the Complexity of Divine Choice | Part 2 of 3
from The Nathan Jacobs Podcast · host Nathan Jacobs
Go to 33:15 to skip the recap of the first installment In this second installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs looks at the notion that our world is an orchestral expression of divine goodness. But this insight reveals the uncomfortable fact that not all goods can co-exist and many goods are entangled with evils. So, though we may casually speak about the idea that God can do anything, the choices of providence are far more complex than the average person admits. 00:00:00 Intro and recap of part 1 00:33:15 The great chain of being 00:52:29 The myopic focus on evil over goodness 01:07:55 The complex puzzle of making man 01:26:30 God must forego certain goods 01:34:09 Complex goods 01:57:53 Is some amount of evil tolerable? All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubstack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs
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Go to 33:15 to skip the recap of the first installment In this second installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs looks at the notion that our world is an orchestral expression of divine goodness. But this insight reveals the uncomfortable fact that not all goods can co-exist and many goods are entangled with evils. So, though we may casually speak about the idea that God can do anything, the choices of providence are far more complex than the average person admits. 00:00:00 Intro and recap of part 1 00:33:15 The great chain of being 00:52:29 The myopic focus on evil over goodness 01:07:55 The complex puzzle of making man 01:26:30 God must forego certain goods 01:34:09 Complex goods 01:57:53 Is some amount of evil tolerable? All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubstack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs
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