Draft Essay: Naturalism, Theism, Badness, and Moral Law: A Critique of Ravi Zacharias

 

Overview:

1: Introduction

2: Logical Arguments from Evil

(a) Historical Context 

(b) Zacharias's Framing of the Problem of Evil

3: Zacharias's "Work of God" Theodicy

4: Changing the Subject: Morality Without God

(a) Do Atheists Who Run An Argument from 'Evil' Contradict Themselves?

(b) Quote-Mining Atheists Who Reject Objective Morality

(c) Bogus Appeals to Authority Aside, Do Russell, Mackie, and Dawkins Have Good Arguments?

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