Lesson 2.1: The Problem of Evil, Part I
From The Luxury of Virtue by R. C. M. García
March 30, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 2 · Episode 9
About this episode
This episode explores the Problem of Evil and its implications for belief in a perfectly good God.
If God is perfectly good, then this world demands an explanation—or a surrender of belief. Topics discussed: * The relationship between intellectualism and belief in the supernatural * A Pyrrhonian-style move: examining both sides of the "religion vs. reason" debate * Early Christianity as a countercultural and sometimes anti-intellectual movement * Introduction to Baron d'Holbach—an early, explicit defender of atheism * The notion of the God of the Gaps * The Problem of Evil argument against God's existence
People in this episode
Host: R. C. M. García
Topics covered
- Problem of Evil
- intellectualism
- belief in the supernatural
- religion vs. reason
- Early Christianity
- atheism
- God of the Gaps
Keywords
- Problem of Evil
- intellectualism
- supernatural
- religion
- reason
- Early Christianity
- atheism
- God of the Gaps
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