Photo Credit:AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain By Lars Møller Traditionally, we like to celebrate genius and indulge in romantic fantasies about the source of special insights, but overlook personal suffering as a companion.
Why does God allow evil and why doesn’t He punish it immediately? In this clip from Theological, YouTuber Mike Jones (@InspiringPhilosophy) explains to host, Shabbos Kestenbaum divine justice, mercy, and why the Book of Job refuses to give a simple answer to suffering. They dive into: Why God has the right to judge and why judgment is delayed Why a “perfect world” isn’t the world that produces triumph Job, suffering, and the claim that loss isn’t the final word. Subscribe for more conversations on faith, philosophy, and the hardest questions.
The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. The post The Problem of Painful Socks appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Problem of Painful Socks The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. TakiMag Somewhat to my surprise, I have developed for the first time in my life an allergy to the elastic in my socks. I suppose it serves me right for having bought cheap pairs on the internet, which are probably manufactured in conditions of the utmost pollution and the cheapest labor. At any rate, I wake up in the night with an intense itching just above my ankle, exactly where the tops of my socks reach. Of course, I then do exactly what any doctor would tell me not to do, namely scratch…Open
Why do innocent people suffer? Where was God during the Holocaust? And can faith survive in a world full of evil? In this episode of Theological, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Michael Jones from @InspiringPhilosophy one of the most influential Christian apologists on YouTube — for a deep, honest, and at times challenging conversation on theodicy: the problem of evil and suffering. From the Book of Job to the Holocaust, from Jeremiah to C.S. Lewis, Shabbos and Mike explore: Why God would create a world with suffering at all The Jewish and Christian responses to the Holocaust — "Where was God?" vs. "Where was man?" The resurrection of the dead: who gets included? Whether faith in God can logically survive personal tragedy The…
Israeli justifications for Palestinian suffering have worn thin. The post The All-Conquering Goliath appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The All-Conquering Goliath Israeli justifications for Palestinian suffering have worn thin. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Palestinian mother’s grief when losing a child is as heartbreaking and painful as that of an Israeli mum’s loss. Another truth is that over 72,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since October 2023, and over 550 have been killed by the IDF since last October’s ceasefire. A further 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF and by Jewish settlers in the West Bank in the last two years alone. Which leads me to ask: Are Palestinian lives only as worthy as the…Open