Job's forthright indictment of the injustice of this world is surely right. The ways of the world are weird and much more unpredictable than either scientists or theologians generally make things look.

Quote by Walter Kaufmann

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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea...

The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea...

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning...

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning...

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats...

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats...

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be...

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be...

It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which...

It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which...

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to...

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to...

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?

Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held...

Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held...

In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no...

In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no...

Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only...

Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only...

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command...

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command...

Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why...

Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why...

The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.

The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and...

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and...

The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they...

The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they...

It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we...

It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we...

Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature...

Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature...

The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way...

The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way...