Thinking to Believe

Jason Dulle
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A mental journey into Christian theology, apologetics, morality, and culture, with a dash of politics.

  1. 1D AGO

    186: Answering God's Critics pt 15 - Problem of Evil pt 6 - A Fatal Flaw in the Free Will Defense? pt 1

    In the last episode, I offered the Free Will Defense (FWD) as an explanation for why God might allow evil: God cannot create free creatures who are unable to choose evil. The example of God, however, calls this logic into question. He is free, and yet He cannot sin. Is the FWD cooked, or is there a reason why God cannot - but we can - choose evil?  Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    44 min

  2. 12/20/2025

    185: Answering God's Critics pt 14 - Problem of Evil pt 5 - Theodicy: Why Does God Permit Evil?

    I’ve demonstrated that evil doesn’t make God’s existence impossible or even unlikely, but one might wonder why, if God exists, He permits evil. What is the purpose? This is the question of theodicy.  I cover five reasons God might permit evil: 1.       To better our souls via moral growth (soul-making theodicy) 2.       To bring glory to God 3.       To make moral freedom and love possible 4.       To make happiness possible 5.       To reveal more of God to us Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    50 min

  3. 12/13/2025

    184: Miscellany - NYC Mayoral Race, Gerrymandering, Different Beliefs, Offended, Pet Peeve Foreign Words and Performative Prayer

    On this miscellany episode I cover: -- How the NYC mayoral race helps us think through our voting philosophy -- What gerrymandering is, why it's a danger to our democracy, and which party does it the most -- Don't assume that those who believe different than you do so because of a spiritual problem.  -- Stop worrying about people being offended. -- 2 pet peeves - using foreign words and performative prayer Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    52 min

  4. 11/22/2025

    183: Answering God's Critics pt 13 - Problem of Evil pt 4 - Evidential Problem of Evil pt 2

    The evidential problem of evil falsely assumes that if God had a purpose for permitting the amounts/kinds of evil we see in the world, we would be able to discern what those reasons were. The bottom line is that so long as the existence of evil and the existence of evil are logically compatible, there is no good reason to think that greater amounts of evil make God's existence more unlikely. I also discuss gratuitous evil. Some think that God can't exist if gratuitous evil exists, but this presumes that every evil must produce some good for it to be justified. The theist is not committed to such a proposition. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    24 min

  5. 11/15/2025

    182: Answering God's Critics pt 12 - Problem of Evil pt 3 - Evidential Problem of Evil pt 1

    While there may be no logical incompatibility between a theistic God and evil, can certain amounts or kinds of evil make it highly unlikely that theism is true? That's the claim of the evidential problem of evil. In this episode, I examine the claim that there is too much evil in the world to think that God exists.  Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    29 min

  6. 11/08/2025

    181: Answering God's Critics pt 11 - Problem of Evil pt 2 - Logical Problem of Evil pt 2

    I finish my discussion of the logical POE, showing how evil is actually one of the best evidences for God’s existence – not against God’s existence, and showing how the atheist’s answer to the problem of evil is far less satisfactory than the theist’s. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    30 min

  7. 10/25/2025

    180: Answering God's Critics pt 10 - Problem of Evil pt 1 - Logical Problem of Evil pt 1

    Is the presence of evil in our world evidence against the existence of God? How could an all-good and all-loving God allow so much evil? In this episode, I begin to evaluate the logical problem of evil. I discuss what evil is (a privation of good), the different kinds of evil, and why the logical problem of evil does not succeed in undermining theism or proving atheism.  Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    31 min

  8. 10/18/2025

    179: Answering God's Critics pt 9 - Problem of Evil 1-N-Done

    Is the presence of evil in our world evidence against the existence of God? How could an all-good and all-loving God allow so much evil? In this 1-N-Done episode, I tackle this problem head-on. I cover: Why there is no logical incompatibility between God and evilEvil is actually evidence for God's existence, not against itTheism offers a better solution to the problem of evil than atheismExplore some reasons God may permit evilOffer principles to help people endure evil and sufferingWeb: ThinkingtoBelieve.com Email: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieve Twitter & Gettr: @thinking2believ Truth: @ThinkingToBelieve Parler: @thinkingtobelieve

    54 min
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A mental journey into Christian theology, apologetics, morality, and culture, with a dash of politics.

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  • Creator
    Jason Dulle
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    186
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Thinking to Believe
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