<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Silk is arguing that the Outsider is not an occasionalist God. He doesn't control everything, and permits Evil (as a concept and metaphysical whole) because in the end Evil serves his great Purpose (which Man might not know). Little evils (like tsunami that kill thousands) are because the Outsider does not intervene or even control all events - God does not authorize every event as if he is a foreman at a construction site - but rather lets things flow organically. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 12, 2011, at 6:39 PM, Daniel Petersen <<a href="mailto:danielottojackpetersen@gmail.com">danielottojackpetersen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Any philosophy of religion or theology students out there? Is Silk arguing something of a 'freewill' theodicy here that still trades on a strong view of divine sovereignty?<div><br></div><div><a href="http://silkandhornheresy.blogspot.com/2011/04/silk-takes-stab-at-problem-of-evil.html"><a href="http://silkandhornheresy.blogspot.com/2011/04/silk-takes-stab-at-problem-of-evil.html">http://silkandhornheresy.blogspot.com/2011/04/silk-takes-stab-at-problem-of-evil.html</a></a></div>
<div><br></div><div>-DOJP</div>
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