Podcasts about moral evil

The Catechism introduces us to the Fall, beginning with the reality of sin and the mystery of evil. Fr. Mike highlights the fact that sin is not “a developmental flaw, a psychological weakness, a mistake, or the necessary consequence of an inadequate social structure,” but it is man saying, “not your will, but mine be done” to God. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 385-390. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump raises questions about the providence of God. And at the Republican convention this week, party leaders appeared to be putting as much distance between themselves and evangelicals as possible.   Recommendations Crossroads: God, Providence and the Trump bullet Is the Republican Party Becoming Pro-choice? The Briefing Special Edition The Colson Fellows Program Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi   Segment 1 - The Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump Breakpoint: The Attempted Assassination of a President The Briefing Special Edition: God's Sovereignty, Moral Evil, and the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump: The Theological, Historical, and Political Issues Acts 17 Segment 2 - The Republican National Convention and Evangelicals First Things: The Republican Party Sidelines the Pro-life Cause California bans rules requiring schools to notify parents of child's pronoun change Ryan Anderson on Breakpoint: A “You Are Here” Moment for the Pro-Life Movement __________ Get access to the free video series Why Vote? at colosoncenter.org/whyvote. Claim your access to the Colson Center National Conference 2024 with your gift to the Colson Center at colsoncenter.org/august.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 15:05)God's Sovereignty, Moral Evil, and the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump: The Theological, Historical, and Political IssuesProvidence and presidents: The attempted assassination of President Trump raises the deepest of all questions by World Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (15:05 - 19:26)Is Human Responsibility Real? (Yes) Is God Truly Sovereign? (Yes) — When Theology Hits HeadlinesPart III (19:26 - 20:29)Limited Options on the Question of Providence: Understanding What's at StakePart IV (20:29 - 25:09)The RNC Faces a Big Moment of Moral Decision on the Abortion Issue: Let There Be No Retreat on Pro-Life ConvictionSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

A new MP3 sermon from Albert Mohler | The Briefing is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Special Edition: God’s Sovereignty, Moral Evil, and the Attempted Assassination of Subtitle: Cultural Commentaries Speaker: Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Broadcaster: Albert Mohler | The Briefing Event: Current Events Date: 7/15/2024 Length: 25 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Albert Mohler | The Briefing is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Special Edition: God’s Sovereignty, Moral Evil, and the Attempted Assassination of Subtitle: Cultural Commentaries Speaker: Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Broadcaster: Albert Mohler | The Briefing Event: Current Events Date: 7/15/2024 Length: 25 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Albert Mohler | The Briefing is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Special Edition: God’s Sovereignty, Moral Evil, and the Attempted Assassination of Subtitle: Cultural Commentaries Speaker: Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Broadcaster: Albert Mohler | The Briefing Event: Current Events Date: 7/15/2024 Length: 25 min.

The Catechism introduces us to the Fall, beginning with the reality of sin and the mystery of evil. Fr. Mike highlights the fact that sin is not “a developmental flaw, a psychological weakness, a mistake, or the necessary consequence of an inadequate social structure,” but it is man saying, “not your will, but mine be done” to God. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 385-390. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Thomas Osborne about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "God's Permission of Moral Evil". God's Permission of Moral Evil w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Thomas Osborne (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Thomas M. Osborne, Jr. (Ph.D., Duke 2001), is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, and a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas (Houston). He has written many articles on medieval and late-scholastic philosophy and other topics, and is the author of Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics (2005), Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and WIlliam of Ockham (2014), and Aquinas's Ethics (2020).

This lecture was given on June 2, 2023, at the 12th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Thomas Osborne is a Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, and a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas (Houston). He has written many articles on medieval and late-scholastic philosophy and other topics, and is the author of Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics (2005), Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and WIlliam of Ockham (2014), and Aquinas's Ethics (2020).

Why did God create people who he knew would be lost? Why doesn't God put an end to evil once and for all? Voice: Jamilly Pita; Text: Edrei Lael.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 13:02) The U.S. Faces Natural Evil and its Consequences: Christian Considerations in the Aftermath of Lahaina and in the Midst of Tropical Storm HilaryPart II (13:02 - 23:00) ‘You are Nobodies, and Your Name is Nothing.': Moral Evil of War Rises to the Surface of the News as Russia Turns Criminals Into Cannon FodderTroop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say by New York Times (Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes)‘We Are Not Human to Them': Life for Convicts in Russia's Army by New York Times (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina)Part III (23:00 - 25:38) Camp David and the Lessons of History: U.S., Japan, and South Korea Expand Security and Economic Ties in First Leaders Summit Between the Three CountriesSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

What is meant when we say we are good? Is man essentially good? When we talk of goodness it is often against the backdrop of evil. This contrast of good and evil is missing something though. Scripture defines what good and evil are. So are you good? Good enough to go to Heaven when you die?Join the conversation on Twitter @TeleiosTOr, email us at teleiostalk@gmail.comCheck out our book "Six Good Questions" https://a.co/d/bCtOzajThanks for listening!

The Catechism introduces us to the Fall, beginning with the reality of sin and the mystery of evil. Fr. Mike highlights the fact that sin is not “a developmental flaw, a psychological weakness, a mistake, or the necessary consequence of an inadequate social structure,” but it is man saying, “not your will, but mine be done” to God. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 385-390. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

Washington D.C. attempting to give illegals right to vote. Meanwhile 5 mil+ illegals have entered U.S. under Biden's term. Illegal immigration is deconstructive, abusive, a moral evil. The Left is the side that lacks compassion by ignoring the humanitarian crisis at the border.

Washington D.C. attempting to give illegals right to vote. Meanwhile 5 mil+ illegals have entered U.S. under Biden's term. Illegal immigration is deconstructive, abusive, a moral evil. The Left is the side that lacks compassion by ignoring the humanitarian crisis at the border.

How do we identify a monster? Is it worth challenging perceptions based on visual appearance BEFORE learning more about someone? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In part 2 of their interview, nursing student Elizabeth Niekrewicz and nurse educator DiAnn Ecret address concrete, practical steps that nursing students (and others) can take to protect their conscience rights in an increasingly hostile medical environment. Resources: 1. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Ethics in Health Care, https://www.ethics.va.gov/index.asp 2. NCBC, “Cooperation with Moral Evil,” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e3ada1a6a2e8d6a131d1dcd/t/5ed65fe1acf7c915f772f786/1591107554407/NCBCsummFAQ_2013_Cooperation.pdf 3. NCBC, “Transfer of Care vs. Referral: A Crucial Moral Distinction,” https://www.ncbcenter.org/resources-and-statements-cms/transfer-of-care-vs-referral-a-crucial-moral-distinction 4. Fr. Tad Pacholczyk's “Making Sense of Bioethics” columns on cooperation with evil, https://www.ncbcenter.org/making-sense-of-bioethics-cms/tag/Cooperation%20in%20Evil 5. National Association of Catholic Nurses—USA, https://nacn-usa.org/ 6. Catholic Medical Association, https://www.cathmed.org/ 7. NCBC memberships, https://www.ncbcenter.org/membership-overview If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider making a Donation to the NCBC at https://www.ncbcenter.org/donate

Kevin and George discuss the "evil" of Isaiah 45:7. Please support this channel via PayPal at kevin@beyondthefundamentals.com, or at the PayPal link on the home page of the website at www.beyondthefundamentals.com. Or Venmo @kevin-thompson-418 Purchase the Original PowerPoint slide decks used in our other videos here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BTFfiles Website: www.beyondthefundamentals.com Email: Kevin@beyondthefundamentals.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondthefundamentals/ Check out our Audio podcasts on iTunes Podcast or Soundcloud: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-orleans-bible-church-audio/id1171994382?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-974941226 PLAYLISTS: “BTF Shorts” (Shorter clips) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wM4IP_D6tFMVY3deFfvVctS “Calvinism Defeated” (videos that show why Calvinism is unscriptural) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wMGuK27y7WH4Bpekl_iHHjm “Biblical Interpretation” (7 videos on the inductive method of interpretation) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wO5FgzE_HruB97empC5G3Jy 8 ‘A's of Salvation” (pre-requisite salvation considerations before other inferences can be entertained) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wM-vt2tgSUErll4M4jVim3q “Christian Cognition” (learn about the things that affect data processing other than “the facts”) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wMBj3axmJO-KLsuI_ri4uak “Full Stature Initiative” (follow presentations and group discussions of the Book of Acts) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wP7U41Ml4q9jc0QNFvRXNRO “Acts 13:48” (videos that address this so-called “Calvinist proof text”) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wP5_UHcrwc3CThguj2NsHoK “Calvinist Infiltration” (videos that address Calvinist infiltration into non-Calvinist churches) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY2G1Gk_v1wNsgY-ezwLgx_pwyBTZ3WnC About BTF, Values, Principles, Beliefs: http://www.beyondthefundamentals.com/about-us.html BTF Uses the following Equipment and software to produce videos: Camera: Sony Handycam FDR-AX53 Microphone: Sennheiser AVX Digital Wireless Mic System with Countryman H60W6TSR H6 Omnidirectional Wireless Headset; Shure SM7B, Rode NT1 Audio: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Video Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X, Video Recording Software: Wirecast by Telestream, Zoom Visual Aids: MS PowerPoint, Logos Bible Software

Level: Expert In this episode I talk with Pat Flynn about the problem of evil.Pat's channel:Philosophy for the People - YouTubeIf you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro)Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro)Epic Trailer by Scott Holmes MusicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thelogosproject)

The human races suffers far more from moral evil than from the evils rained upon us by nature. So just why doesn't God stop murderers or mass-murderers? If God knew Joseph Stalin was going to murder 60 million people why didn't He end his life long before Stalin's heinous crimes? Why do I believe—at long last—that we are living in the middle of a conspiracy? And, is God's remnant called to stand up to rampant evil or lovingly be passive?

Let’s face it, suffering is a major problem for those of us who believe in a good and powerful God.  How do you answer skeptics who challenge your belief in God because of the gratuitous suffering endemic in human history?  In this episode we’ll explore some answers to this question offered by several worldviews before Read more about 397 Why Christianity 10: Suffering and Evil (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

Let’s face it, suffering is a major problem for those of us who believe in a good and powerful God.  How do you answer skeptics who challenge your belief in God because of the gratuitous suffering endemic in human history?  In this episode we’ll explore some answers to this question offered by several worldviews before Read more about 397 Why Christianity 10: Suffering and Evil (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 8:36): ────────────────── 10 People Killed in Murderous Attack in Boulder, Colorado: How Should Christians Think about Such a Terrible, Moral Evil? WASHINGTON POST (ARI SCHNEIDER, AMANDA MILLER, MARK BERMAN, AND ANNIE GOWEN) ‘Nothing can fill the void’: Boulder reels from mass shooting as suspect is charged PART 2 (8:37 - 13:29): ────────────────── The Grocery Store as a Symbol of American Life: Understanding the Role of the Economy of Trust in America PART 3 (13:30 - 25:52): ────────────────── They’re Coming for Oral Roberts University, And That Means They’re Coming for You Too FOR THE WIN BY USA TODAY SPORTS (HEMAL JHAVERI) Oral Roberts University isn't the feel good March Madness story we need

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2020 has been horrible- a pandemic, fires, hurricanes, political and social unrest... and so much hate. This series looks into some of the toughest questions presented to Christianity: Is God in control? Why does he allow suffering to happen?

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This weeks Catholic Life Lessons examines Moral Evil in light of the tragedy at the Nickel Mines Amish School.

We discuss Theodicy, specifically the Problem of Evil: How can an all-loving, all-powerful God exist, if evil exists as well. It is a classic problem of the Existence of God and Evil. We separate Moral Evil from Natural Evil, and look at why God doesn't stop bad people, but also why God allows natural disasters. We look at various answers, like the answer from the Book of Job in the Bible, to atheism, limited theism, and why Christianity has a different answer. Finally, we touch on John Paul II's encyclical, Salvifici Doloris, and what meaning we can give suffering.

Rapp Report Daily episode 46 Is this like to say that the presence of evil proves that God cannot exist.  However, they could not account for evil without God’s existence.  Chemical reactions cannot produce moral goodness or evil. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community Support Striving for Eternity Give us your feedback, email us info@StrivingForEternity.org Get the book What Do They Believe Get the book What Do We Believe

Rapp Report Daily episode 46 Is this like to say that the presence of evil proves that God cannot exist.  However, they could not account for evil without God’s existence.  Chemical reactions cannot produce moral goodness or evil. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community Support Striving for Eternity Give us your feedback, email us info@StrivingForEternity.org Get the book What Do They Believe Get the book What Do We Believe

more of good versus moral evil is about the definitions of good in the world and the definitions of evil in the world how each originated in the temporal world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kian-stave/message

Dr. Michael Gleghorn looks at how God has acted in Christ to address those things which ail us most: sin, suffering, death, and our broken relationship with God.

This week, we're going to be talking about one of Tim's papers that he presented at ETS. We'll look at Tim's argument as to why Molinism gives us as Christians the ability to adequately answer the problem of moral evil, and why other views, particularly deterministic ones, do not. It's pretty awesome and you should listen. I know I did. Relevant links: http://freethinkingministries.com/the-apologetic-significance-of-molinism-ets-edit/ Relevant episodes: 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 39, 40, 41

Questions of the Faith—The Problem of Moral Evil? by Jason DeRouchie

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro shows no fear when he tackles some of the most controversial issues of the day. Abortion is just one of the topics he frequently addresses with passionate fervor; it's an issue that he firmly believes is “the great moral issue of our time” and one for which history will ultimately judge our society. Listen to him explain why he cares.

In this blast from the past, J. Warner Wallace examines another aspect of the classic “Problem of Evil”. Why would an all-loving and all-powerful God allow people to commit horrific crimes? Doesn’t He have the power to stop these kinds of crimes? Doesn’t He care enough about us, as potential victims, to stop them? Do examples of moral evil demonstrate that God doesn’t exist?

On Saturday night, dozens of citizens in Syria choked to death after what’s been reported as a suspected chemical attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s way of breaking the will of this community that still opposes his rule was to use a chemical weapon, which killed not only men and women but also children. These are the most abhorrent, murderous, and indiscriminate weapons ever invented by human beings. What we’re seeing here breaks every civilizational rule. It breaks the Geneva Convention. It breaks every principle of the United Nations. It breaks every law of the international system. But you’ll notice that none of those arenas, none of those agencies was able to stop this murderous dictator in Syria from killing his own people. The headline out of Syria reminds us that there is really no way to overestimate the human capacity for moral evil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan hosts Jeff Grandy, Dallas Police Detective and Watermark's Director of Safety & Security, to discuss how Christians should process moral evils like the Las Vegas shooting, and how to respond in a way that honors Christ.

Nathan hosts Jeff Grandy, Dallas Police Detective and Watermark's Director of Safety & Security, to discuss how Christians should process moral evils like the Las Vegas shooting, and how to respond in a way that honors Christ.

Nathan hosts Jeff Grandy, Dallas Police Detective and Watermark's Director of Safety & Security, to discuss how Christians should process moral evils like the Las Vegas shooting, and how to respond in a way that honors Christ.

Nathan hosts Jeff Grandy, Dallas Police Detective and Watermark's Director of Safety & Security, to discuss how Christians should process moral evils like the Las Vegas shooting, and how to respond in a way that honors Christ.

Nathan hosts Jeff Grandy, Dallas Police Detective and Watermark's Director of Safety & Security, to discuss how Christians should process moral evils like the Las Vegas shooting, and how to respond in a way that honors Christ.

Dr. Flowers confronts an audio clip from an "Ask John Piper" podcast about whether or not God is ever surprised. Piper answers the question by going FAR beyond the scope of the scripture and undermining the biblical concept of foreknowledge by equating it with predetermination. Piper even goes so far to say, "God knows it (all future happenings) because He does it." Is this biblical or just the logical implications of a highly systematized Calvinistic worldview of meticulous divine determinism? Let's explore... You can listen to the full audio broadcast of Dr. Piper here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpSkwUPnyk&t=464s

Having already discussed physical evil in Part I, Fr. Austin Litke next tackles the existence of moral evil and what it is. If there were truly an all powerful, all knowing and merciful God, why did He create a Universe in which people could choose wrong? This commonly asked and difficult question, however, lays the groundwork for an unexpected conclusion.

Professor Flowers discusses the various theological approaches to dealing with the problem of evil and suffering in our world.  He responds to a high deterministic Calvinist who engaged with him on his blog article titled: "Does God Bring About the Abuse of Children for His Own Glory?" Here: http://wp.me/p5gZ5t-lE  For more visit www.soteriology101.com

This week's news provides a lens for examining the nature of evil - whether the "natural evil" of nature's utter indifference to our survival, or the moral evil that occurs when man echoes nature's indifference to our fellow humans. More importantly, how can we best embrace gladness and happiness in such a world?

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. This paper aims to investigate and connect aspects of two questions that may be raised about the idea of evil: firstly, the extent to which we can allay doubts about the legitimacy of the concept of evil; and secondly, the role played in our understanding of evil by the phenomenology - that is, by the nature of our distinctive response to evil-doing. Objections to attributions of evil may be moral, or metaphysical, or both; and they often lead to doubts about the legitimacy of the concept. Such doubts can take the form of (a) denying that anything falls under the concept; or (b) accepting that some cases do fall under the concept but claiming that they can be reduced to cases of less morally or metaphysically troubling forms of wrongdoing; or (c) claiming that the concept is itself an incoherent one. There are various ways of trying to establish whether a concept is legitimate: I canvass several of them, and focus on the investigation of what work the concept of evil does for us. I propose that the work in question is to capture a phenomenological distinction: the concept of evil marks off a discrete class of wrongful actions, namely those which produce in us a phenomenologically distinctive response of moral horror, rather than, say, the more ordinary disapproval (or fear or disgust) which other kinds of wrongful acts typically elicit. This focus on the phenomenology enables us to answer some of the doubts about evil mentioned above; but it does not, so it is argued, introduce an unwanted subjectivity into our attributions of evil. The paper concludes by considering what implications this view might have for a range of issues, such as the question of whether there is a qualitative or a quantitative difference between evil and other kinds of wrongdoing; the extent to which we can be mistaken in our attributions of evil; the relation between evil-doing and forgiveness; the attribution of evil to psychopathic actions; and our understanding of our own capacities for evil.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. Secure psychiatric services offer treatments to men and women who are frequently characterised as 'evil'. In my paper, I will explore how the discourse of illness and the discourse of evil are similar and different: specifically in relation to concepts such as insult, injury and damage, and whether it makes sense to think of human value systems as being damaged or impaired. I will use case examples from my clinical practice in a high secure setting to illustrate.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. Each of us has a moral obligation to refrain from evildoing. And yet evils persist in forms like child abuse, gay bashing, sexual and economic slavery, reckless dumping of toxic waste and fraudulent or risky financial practices that rob people of their homes and pensions. Scientific advances offer a possible solution to the challenge of eliminating evildoing: the moral enhancement of human beings through biomedical and biotechnological means. Assuming the efficacy and relative safety of moral enhancement, do we have a duty to use biomedical and biotechnological interventions to reduce the probability that we would become involved in evildoing? I address this question by teasing out and exploring different aspects of the problem. First, what is the target of moral enhancement? More precisely, what is being enhanced and to what extent? I argue against the perfectionist view that we should create moral saints or at least maximally improve people morally. The argument rests on the moral imperative to respect the separateness of persons and on the value of human freedom and autonomy. Second, I consider two alternatives regarding mandatory moral enhancement in society: universal enhancement and selective enhancement of specific groups like public office-holders and violent criminals. The question of who should be morally enhanced cannot be addressed without considering the ethical implications of different technological interventions. This is the third issue to be addressed. One important consideration is whether the intervention risks women's reproductive autonomy or affects only the enhanced individual. Another consideration is the potential for abuse inherent in each enhancement technology. I conclude by commenting on the moral costs and benefits of reducing evildoing through moral enhancement relative to those of alternative programs and the current status quo. It turns out that the question of moral enhancement as a response to evildoing is too complex to allow for a single all-encompassing answer. Exploring this complexity is the aim of this paper.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. This essay explores ways in which John Rawls's ideas regarding combat by relatively well-ordered societies with outlaw societies might be a resource for women in responding to the great evils of global and local misogyny. Unlike so much feminist work on gender-related evils (including my own), this essay does not make the family a centerpiece of concern. Domestic violence is one of my concerns. But the family is not, on the whole, and has not been, the stage for many of the worst evils that target females: forcible and violent rape, kidnap for sexual slavery, forced prostitution, and witch-burning, to name a few. Victims are often women who have not had children, women who have had careers (not necessarily as care-givers) and economic independence, and women who have intimate relationships with women. The vulnerability of women to such evils is found in both what Rawls called outlaw societies and societies he considered (in his late work) relatively well-ordered. Even relatively well-ordered societies have pockets that are not well-ordered, areas where good laws are poorly and arbitrarily enforced when enforced at all, and fields where we who are women enter at our peril. What is often called a "war between the sexes" is better recognized as a "war on women" (or "wars on women"). Women have mostly not fought back very aggressively. War between the sexes would be progress. In The Law of Peoples Rawls takes up some of the thorny issues of justice in what have come to be called, euphemistically, "non-ideal" conditions, including the conditions of wars of self-defense. "Non-ideal" conditions are daily life for most of the world's women. How might women's self-defense and mutual defense against the evils of global and local misogyny embody values embedded in rules of war that seem intended to prevent many of the worst injustices in that extremely "non-ideal" context? The task I have set myself is to address that kind of question, considering some examples of women's responses both as individuals and in non-state groups.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. A striking feature in historical instances of collective evildoing is the role played by narratives assuring the perpetrators that they are entitled to harming their victims. Pursuing what according to outsiders and conventional morality is to be condemned as blatantly wrong, is perceived by the perpetrators as the exact opposite: taking what is rightly theirs, giving the victims what they deserve. As a result, instead of regret there is pride, instead of feelings of guilt there is self-righteousness. Is this simply a reminder of the impact of ideology on perpetrators - recalling that the latter are also the creators of the former? Or do we need to move beyond the workings of ideology to appreciate what is going on here? More bluntly, the question may be put as follows: Are agents who report that they are morally right in doing what non-members of their group regard as utterly wrong, sincere or in bad faith? A deeper philosophical issue is buried here: To what extent is morality - crudely, the way to make the distinction between right and wrong - a group construction relative to the interests of its combined authors and addressees? Is morality epistemically self-sufficient, closing in on itself, as it were, without having to take recourse to a reality outside itself? Concentrating on the notion of entitlement as crucial to this issue, the paper will answer the latter question in the negative, and in doing so will argue the case for moral realism.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. Many religious people use the term 'evil' to describe or explain actions and worldly events by appeal to a metaphysics involving the supernatural. A person performed a particular action because they were possessed by Satan; an apparent coincidence was no such thing but was the result of an intervention in the world by a demon, etc. It might be thought that because different religions postulate different supernatural ontologies, there would be a diversity of religious conceptions of evil. However, recent research in the cognitive science of religion suggests that there are very strong similarities in the conceptual commitments made by apparently very distinct religions. On the basis of such research I identify a shared religious conception of evil. This turns out to have much in common with the treatment of evil that falls out of Durkheim's classic analysis of the sacred.

Paper delivered at the Moral Evil in Practical Ethics Conference, Oxford 2012. I argue that there is a secular problem of evil analogous to the well-known theological problem of evil; give a definition of evil; consider two widely held inadequate explanations of it; and propose a better explanation. The critical aim of the argument is to argue that the prevalence of evil is a reason for rejecting the optimistic faith shared by numerous past and present thinkers. Its constructive aim is to explain evil as a result of ambivalence that is inherent in the human condition.

What is the difference between natural evil and moral evil? What is natural evil? What is moral evil?

Your destiny is already present. It is here with you from the moment of your birth, and yet you are unclear. What you miss is that Life is constantly showing you the steps, but you don’t know how to hear, read the signs or follow the steps. In this behavior you commit the one True Sin, you stand in the way of your own destiny. With shamanic skills we can engage with all of our life—even our sins and those committed against us—and see them for what that they are—the path to our destiny. Join host Christina Pratt as we discuss “sin” in shamanism and it’s relationship with your destiny. Explaining sin as a “moral evil” is a challenge in a shamanic world where everything is connected and all are One. The threat of sin only really works in non-shamanic systems that profess a fundamental separation from God. However if everything is a gift, then what is sin? Even sin can be a gift, a stone to be turned that, in the turning, moves us a little further along the path to our destiny.