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 a creator, there would have been preventions that he could have set in place to avert many different disastrous things from happening in society now and in past situations. The idea of communist leader Joseph Stalin’s extermination in Soviet Russia (The Great Purge), the free-will that the people (which God created) are misusing for bad, and a disappointing view of an All-Caring, All Knowing, and All Powerful God is a major letdown and disillusionment through Blackburn’s perspective. Through his view in “Problem of Evil,” he illustrates that if God, is powerful, all knowing, and all caring, then he should own and take total control of his world. This means that if he created people he would only make them perfect and good, and would know every thought (whether good or evil) of every person, so we could live in a perfect and just society. …show more content…
Blackburn firmly believes that if there is any sense of evil in the world God should automatically take care of it but this is not the case in today’s generation. Furthermore, because we don’t live in a perfect world, Blackburn views God as one who should not be praised or worshipped by people because of the evil and corruptness that is surrounding our environment and his people. Simon Blackburn believes that God clearly does not exist. …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 please one’s own being while here on Earth? Throughout Blackburn’s claims and arguments it seems he strives to satisfy his own ideas and neglect other fellow scholar views because “he believe” they don’t make a connection that is reasonable. Blackburn states that “Most systems of religion want more from their Gods than the very abstract qualities”, and he goes on to state that people want “love” and “concern”. This statement implies that people have self-seeking motives and simply aim to obtain what they want from their personal God. Blackburn portrays people as being needy and consumed with their aspirations, and not actually being content with their God. From my own experience, as a Christian, having a relationship with God does not mean to selfishly desire more than what I am supposed to be content with. It means I will continue to live out my life
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 a creator, there would have been preventions that he could have set in place to avert many different disastrous things from happening in society now and in past situations. The idea of communist leader Joseph Stalin’s extermination in Soviet Russia (The Great Purge), the free-will that the people (which God created) are misusing for bad, and a disappointing view of an All-Caring, All Knowing, and All Powerful God is a major letdown and disillusionment through Blackburn’s perspective. Through his view in “Problem of Evil,” he illustrates that if God, is powerful, all knowing, and all caring, then he should own and take total control of his world. This means that if he created people he would only make them perfect and good, and would know every thought (whether good or evil) of every person, so we could live in a perfect and just society. …show more content…
Blackburn firmly believes that if there is any sense of evil in the world God should automatically take care of it but this is not the case in today’s generation. Furthermore, because we don’t live in a perfect world, Blackburn views God as one who should not be praised or worshipped by people because of the evil and corruptness that is surrounding our environment and his people. Simon Blackburn believes that God clearly does not exist. …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 please one’s own being while here on Earth? Throughout Blackburn’s claims and arguments it seems he strives to satisfy his own ideas and neglect other fellow scholar views because “he believe” they don’t make a connection that is reasonable. Blackburn states that “Most systems of religion want more from their Gods than the very abstract qualities”, and he goes on to state that people want “love” and “concern”. This statement implies that people have self-seeking motives and simply aim to obtain what they want from their personal God. Blackburn portrays people as being needy and consumed with their aspirations, and not actually being content with their God. From my own experience, as a Christian, having a relationship with God does not mean to selfishly desire more than what I am supposed to be content with. It means I will continue to live out my life