My Pet Peeve: Simplistic Answers to Explain Suffering

January 11, 2022 00:11:03
My Pet Peeve: Simplistic Answers to Explain Suffering
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My Pet Peeve: Simplistic Answers to Explain Suffering

Jan 11 2022 | 00:11:03

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Show Notes

In my last post I discussed two things that get under my skin in professional contexts, making me blow my top (to mix the metaphor): ignorance posing as expertise (not just in biblical studies but generally) and facile answers, by “experts,” to the biggest personal/philosophical/religious problem people have to face, why there is suffering in the world if there is an all powerful and loving God in charge of it. Read by Petra Ortiz

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