Problem of Evil
The Problem(s) of Evil: Inductive Challenge
Straight Thinking #102: The Problem(s) of Evil: Inductive Challenge more
The Problem(s) of Evil: Deductive Challenge
Straight Thinking #101: The Problem(s) of Evil: Deductive Challenge more
Apologetics Challenges: The Problems of Evil and Conspiracy
Straight Thinking #68: Apologetics Challenges: The Problems of Evil and Conspiracy more
Why Would a Good God Create That? Part 2
Animal Death before the Fall
Remember when March of the Penguins hit theatres? Though family-friendly, the documentary doesn’t shy away from the perils of an emperor penguin’s … more
Why Would a Good God Create That? Part 1
Animal Death before the Fall
As little girls, my sisters and I deeply mourned our pets’ deaths, be they lizard, fish, bird, or other. But no pet of ours experienced a demise as … more
Is Suicide the Unpardonable Sin for Christians?
Throughout my professional career as both a college professor and a Christian apologist I have been asked thousands of questions. However, whenever I’m asked about suicide it always … more
Grappling with Natural Evil
Dr. Fazale Rana unveils an exciting new feature of RTB’s testable creation model: an explanation for the origin of human diseases (see his article “Did God Create Flesh-Eating … more
Was Evil Present in God's "Very Good" World?
When people read in Genesis 1 that God describes His creation as "good" or "very good," they often take it to mean that the world was perfect and devoid of all evil. But could this interpretation be a … more
Evil's timeline, Jellies stirring oceans?, Relative relativity, Ancient creator
Timing of evil, Energy of oceans, Relativity being challenged, Why billions of years to create? more
Great Balls of Fire!
My sister’s friend, who is from out-of-state, once complained about the smoggy atmosphere of Southern California’s Inland Empire, to which my sister replied, “Hey, I don’t … more
Boom, Why evil?, Monsters, and Let's go out!
Big Bang and the 4th Creation Day; Why would God fine-tune the universe and yet allow cancer?; BVG Theorem; Dating and Helium Depletion; The flying spaghetti monster. more
Episode #7: The Problem of Evil (Final Episode)
The Without A Doubt Podcast Series: Episode #7: The Problem of Evil - Broadly addressing content from chapter 19 more
What Does a "Very Good" World Look Like? Part 2 of 2
Our last article reviewed uses of the words kabash (“subdue”) and radah (“rule”) in the Old Testament beyond Genesis 1. In all cases, they imply strong control exerted in the … more
What Does a "Very Good World" Look Like? Part 1 of 2
One point of contention among those who believe in creation is the issue of death and decay in the original created order. The question, simply stated, is whether or not death, decay, disease, harsh … more
How Can Yahweh Be Perfectly Good and Just and Yet Command Extermination?
Yahweh, the Hebrew name of the personal God of Israel in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, reveals himself to be the Creator of heaven and earth. As the one true Lord, he is an infinite, eternal, and … more
Testing Demonic Possession
People who hold to a naturalistic worldview find the Christian concept of a Creator difficult enough. But when it comes to the dark world of demonic possession, supernaturalism can seem downright … more
Uniqueness of Human Capacity to Express Malice
One of the cornerstone doctrines of the Christian faith is that humans alone among all life-forms on Earth are sinners. According to the Bible, all humans and only humans are born with the propensity … more
Why the Universe Is the Way It Is
From a naturalistic perspective, the pain, death, decay, and evil that humans and all life experience serve no real purpose. They simply are the consequence of a random set of cosmic coincidences that … more
Natural Evil or Moral Evil
Philosophers and theologians recognize two kinds of evil: moral and natural.2 Moral evil stems from human action (or inaction in some cases). Natural evil occurs as a consequence of … more
Noah’s Flood: A Bird’s-Eye View
by Steve Sarigianis
Ms. Johnson smiles and settles her class for the week’s lesson. She opens the Bible on her lap and begins to read the story of Noah's flood. Her first-graders sit … more