Does Suffering Provide A Good Reason for Atheism? A Skeptical Theist's Analysis
Dr. Michael Bergmann, Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, delivers an address in the Wheaton College philosophy department's Philosophy Speaker Series. The immense amount of horrific suffering in the world is perceived by many to be the basis for a strong argument for atheism. But is this perception accurate? Not according to skeptical theism, a view that is gaining increasing attention in the philosophy of religion. What is skeptical theism? How does it respond to the atheistic arguments based on horrific suffering? Does skeptical theism face problems of its own? This talk, delivered Thursday, November 5, 2015 on the campus of Wheaton College, addresses these questions.
