http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/blog/the-trouble-with-prayer fiction and philosophy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/blog/the-trouble-with-prayer/comment-page-1#comment-46 Carnival of Carnivals « Homo Academicus Tue, 13 May 2008 16:34:35 +0000 http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/?p=15#comment-46 <p>[...] The Trouble With Prayer at Aaron Ross Powell is a well-written and succinct explanation of how belief in prayer problematizes belief in free will.   [...]</p> [...] The Trouble With Prayer at Aaron Ross Powell is a well-written and succinct explanation of how belief in prayer problematizes belief in free will.   [...]

]]> http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/blog/the-trouble-with-prayer/comment-page-1#comment-44 State of Protest » Carnival of the Godless #91 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:09:43 +0000 http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/?p=15#comment-44 <p>[...] The Trouble With Prayer Aaron Ross Powell explains why prayer is not a suitable replacement for personal responsibility. Evil people do terrible things. This fact is not in dispute. But why a wholly benevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient god allows those terrible acts is a question that has plagued the faith of the religious since the time of the pre-Socratic Greeks. This is known as theodicy, or the problem of evil. [...]</p> [...] The Trouble With Prayer Aaron Ross Powell explains why prayer is not a suitable replacement for personal responsibility. Evil people do terrible things. This fact is not in dispute. But why a wholly benevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient god allows those terrible acts is a question that has plagued the faith of the religious since the time of the pre-Socratic Greeks. This is known as theodicy, or the problem of evil. [...]

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