Evilism, moral rationalism, and reasons internalism

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 77 (1):3-24 (2015)
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I show that the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, and essentially omnimalevolent being is impossible given only two metaethical assumptions (viz., moral rationalism and reasons internalism). I then argue (pace Stephen Law) that such an impossibility undercuts Law’s (Relig Stud 46(3):353–373, 2010) evil god challenge.

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10.1007/s11153-014-9472-3

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Christopher Gregory Weaver
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