Skeptical Theism and the Problem of Evil | Dr. Perry Hendricks

Today I’m joined by Perry Hendricks to discuss skeptical theist responses to arguments from evil. We also cover seven objections to skeptical theism. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid OUTLINE 0:00 Intro 1:30 Problem of evil 2:10 Rowe’s ‘noseeum’ argument 5:44 Common sense argument 15:51 Draper’s Humean argument 18:51 Skeptical theism 20:01 Wykstra’s CORNEA 23:45 Bergmann’s skeptical theism 29:11 Deontological skeptical theism 36:45 Addressing Rowe’s argument 46:40 Addressing the common sense argument 54:41 Addressing Draper’s argument 56:18 Climenhaga’s objection 1:01:20 Draper’s objection 1:13:48 Damaging natural theology 1:18:16 Moral paralysis 1:21:36 Divine deception 1:27:20 Radical skepticism 1:31:25 Horrific world: a reductio? 1:36:25 Conclusion RESOURCES (1) Perry's website with all his papers: https://www.perryhendricks.com/ (2) Climenhaga's paper contra skeptical theism: https://philpapers.org/rec/CLIIWC (3) Perry's forthcoming book, "Skeptical Theism": https://www.amazon.com/Skeptical-Palgrave-Frontiers-Philosophy-Religion/dp/3031342704 (4) Perry's paper, "Deontological skeptical theism proved": https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/religious-studies/article/abs/deontological-sceptical-theism-proved/F2C7C8BF7AAE5AD81C75C3B36ACA44F6 (5) Perry's paper, "We are not in the dark: refuting popular arguments against skeptical theism": https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/apq/article-abstract/58/2/125/283427/WE-ARE-NOT-IN-THE-DARKREFUTING-POPULAR-ARGUMENTS?redirectedFrom=fulltext (6) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs-ebook/dp/B0BNMHRW63 (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2 THE USUAL... Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreason My website: https://josephschmid.com My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid