Re: Origin of Sin & Theodicy [was [asa] Greg Boyd's Theodicy of Natural Evil]

Hi David,

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean by the option that:

> it is only humans' sinful decisions that place humans in
> danger from natural disasters and death
>

Do you mean by "danger" that physical death now includes spiritual death?

Steve Martin (CSCA)
http://evanevodialogue.blogspot.com/

On 7/20/07, David Campbell <pleuronaia@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone seen any surveys of modern views (post-Darwin) of the origin
> of
> > sin and theodicy, in particular with respect to "natural evil" as
> opposed to
> > moral evil? Various views from my perspective include:
> >
> > 1. Human sin is the direct cause of natural evil (eg. Theodicy that
> drives
> > YEC)
> > 2. Satan's / fallen angels' sin is the direct cause of natural evil (eg.
> > theodicy of Gap Theorists, Greg Boyd, maybe C.S. Lewis, and I guess lots
> of
> > others that Michael pointed too)
> > 3. Human sin is the retroactive cause of natural evil (eg. See Dembski's
> > essay "Christian Theodicy in Light of Genesis and Modern Science ")
> >
> There would also be the option of arguing that "natural evil" is not
> truly evil; it is only humans' sinful decisions that place humans in
> danger from natural disasters and death or suffering of animals is not
> inherently evil (though humans unnecessarily causing such is.)
>
> --
> Dr. David Campbell
> 425 Scientific Collections
> University of Alabama
> "I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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Received on Fri Jul 27 16:06:40 2007