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Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 and the Problem of Evil
Dear Dr. Craig, First of all, I wish to thank you for all the tremendous work you have done to defend the Christian faith. Many of my Christian friends have been blessed by your ministry, especially in apologetics. Also, your works have been what finally brou...
divine providence, divine sovereignty, emotional problem of evil, evil, personal development, problem of evil
Letter from a Grieving Father
Dear, Dr. Craig, My daughter died a little over a month ago. She would of been three January 18th.I loved her more then anything. She was born with a rare neurological disease. My question is... How could an all loving God, who loves his children and who has ...
absurdity of life without god, death, emotional problem of evil, suffering
Animal Pain Re-visited
Dr. Craig comments: I have personally found Michael Murray’s work on the problem of animal pain—or perhaps, better, animal suffering—to be both thought-provoking and helpful. After I cited his work in debate, several persons responded to his...
Dealing with Physical Ailment
Dear Dr. Craig, thank you for your great work at Reasonable Faith. My question is one borne from a sense of sadness and resentment towards God for His seemingly indifferent attitude to my pain. I have struggled for years with bad eyesight and floaters in my ey...
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How to Handle God’s Plan for Your Life
Hello Dr. Craig to my surprise I became a Christian a few years ago and your work has greatly helped me but I still have some doubts I’m working through. I apologize if this is a repeat question I skimmed through the QOTWs and didn’t see it. I have...
The Problem of Evil and the Slaughter of the Canaanites
Dr. Craig, In your Q&A #883 regarding Divine Command Theory and the slaughter of the Canaanites, you note that critics have failed to show that God's good and loving nature is incompatible with the command to drive the Canaanite nations out of their l...
canaanites, death, evil, emotional problem of, moral values, old testament ethics, suffering
Does God Experience Unnecessary Pain?
Dear Dr. Craig, I am an atheist who is moved by your arguments. However, a key objection to your work in me is what I have "Christened" (pun intended) as a "second-order problem of evil". This second-order problem of evil was put forward by Lucretius. It esse...
atheism, character and nature of god, divine love, suffering
Does God Have Morally Sufficient Reasons for Suffering?
Hi Dr Craig. I’m currently being challenged by an atheist friend of mine, for whom I don’t have many answers. What is it about having morally sufficient reasons that make it morally good for God to allow evil, temporarily withhold the antidote for...
canaanites, evil, evidentialprobabilistic problem of, evil, problem of, suffering
Empathy and Divine Omniscience
Dr. Craig, Your ministry has been a real source of encouragement to me and has helped me ground my faith in intellectually satisfying ways. I frequently find myself addressing friends' objections to Christianity using the arguments you've developed. U...
divine omniscience, meaning of life, non-propositional knowledge, propositional knowledge, suffering