Throughout the article, “God,” Simon Blackburn gives different insights that may seem logical to a person limited to a self-seeking mindset. Therefore, I will be making the argument that Blackburn is incorrect when claiming that, due to the existence of evil, there must not be an all-powerful God whom doesn’t care.
Through his piece “God” Blackburn addresses various different cases through famous philosophers and theologians, namely Anselm, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Cleathnes. He firmly disagrees with these three scholars in their belief of the existence of God. His perspective is that being that there’s evil in the world, there must not be an all-powerful God, who knows and who cares about his creations, his people, and society. If there was …show more content…
Blackburn firmly believes that if there is any sense of evil in …show more content…
He tends to give his own perception of logical arguments to each case but fails to make sense in certain statements. Truthfully, the majority of people in today’s society desire to fit in with a faction that makes logical sense to them, to be successful by their own terms and to ultimately just feel comfortable. We live in a generation, where some people may not be satisfied with the way the world is today; we see Terror attacks, Global disasters, and the misuse of free will by people that use it for evil instead of doing good. All of these things can cause individuals to become distressed and blame God. People can become very indignant and even resentful that there is a God because they see all of these imperfect qualities that put a negative mark on society. I believe Blackburn looks at the wrong and is not able to understand more of God’s character and his divine nature because he is trapped within his opinion of how a God should do things. Religion can be viewed as a set of beliefs or practices that are intertwined with a cultural system to give individuals a connection either to a greater being or living a life that is just. Of course, there are many religious practices that surround us; we have Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism to mention just a few, but do these religious practices explain a way to connect with God and / or keep peace and order in society? or is Religion a connection to satisfy and to
Through his piece “God” Blackburn addresses various different cases through famous philosophers and theologians, namely Anselm, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Cleathnes. He firmly disagrees with these three scholars in their belief of the existence of God. His perspective is that being that there’s evil in the world, there must not be an all-powerful God, who knows and who cares about his creations, his people, and society. If there was …show more content…
Blackburn firmly believes that if there is any sense of evil in …show more content…
He tends to give his own perception of logical arguments to each case but fails to make sense in certain statements. Truthfully, the majority of people in today’s society desire to fit in with a faction that makes logical sense to them, to be successful by their own terms and to ultimately just feel comfortable. We live in a generation, where some people may not be satisfied with the way the world is today; we see Terror attacks, Global disasters, and the misuse of free will by people that use it for evil instead of doing good. All of these things can cause individuals to become distressed and blame God. People can become very indignant and even resentful that there is a God because they see all of these imperfect qualities that put a negative mark on society. I believe Blackburn looks at the wrong and is not able to understand more of God’s character and his divine nature because he is trapped within his opinion of how a God should do things. Religion can be viewed as a set of beliefs or practices that are intertwined with a cultural system to give individuals a connection either to a greater being or living a life that is just. Of course, there are many religious practices that surround us; we have Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism to mention just a few, but do these religious practices explain a way to connect with God and / or keep peace and order in society? or is Religion a connection to satisfy and to