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Why a believer could believe that God answers prayers
Sophia 48 (3):319-324 (2009)
Abstract
In a previous issue of this journal Michael Veber argued that God could not answer certain prayers because doing so would be immoral. In this article I attempt to demonstrate that Veber’s argument is simply the logical problem of evil applied to a possible world. Because of this, his argument is susceptible to a Plantinga-style defense.Author's Profile
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Evil and omnipotence.J. L. Mackie - 2004 - In Tim Crane & Katalin Farkas, Metaphysics: a guide and anthology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Why even a believer should not believe that God answers prayers.Michael Veber - 2007 - Sophia 46 (2):177-187.
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