To any teachers out there ....If anyone had ever used my "Evil God Challenge" or other philosophy of religion or philosophy of mind material, in the school classroom, or in some other educational setting, I'd be very keen to hear about it, as it counts as "impact", which I am being assessed on. I'd need to know what material was used, where, when and to how many students.
Or if you can give examples of other ways in which the Evil God challenge has had impact (educational, public, etc.) that I might not know about...
V best
Stephen
Or if you can give examples of other ways in which the Evil God challenge has had impact (educational, public, etc.) that I might not know about...
V best
Stephen
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Phil - that is extraordinary. It's kind of enervating, and yet also pretty disturbing, to realize stuff I produce has had a dramatic effect on at least some young people. It seems I really am "corrupting the youth", which is some responsibility.
I've blogged about it on American Atheists' "No God Blog"
http://atheists.org/blog/2011/11/16/debating-religion-the-evidential-problem-of-good-and-its-implications
and used a variation in a debate I had with a Methodist minister in a live podcast episode
http://nepafreethought.org/news/podcast/episode?p=4
Thanks much!
http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-scranton/william-lane-craig-god-shielded-animal-kingdom-from-an-awareness-of-pain
http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-scranton/william-lane-craig-atheists-lack-justification-for-ethical-treatment-of-animals
I use your Evil God Challenge in my A-level Religious Studies (Philosophy and Ethics) class of 7 students. We listen to your interview on Philosophy Bites and then consider how to run the Augustinian and Irenaean theodicies and Free Will Defence in reverse.
I think that is the earliest example I found of this type of argument.
http://philpapers.org/rec/CAHC
Paula Saunders St Albans
John - I refer to that paper in the EGC paper. But actually there are some even earlier versions, which I also reference. Cant reference them from here though...