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"The fact that people's religion tends to align with the culture and country that they grew up in shows that religion is just a cultural construct" "There are so many hypocritical people who have used religion to abuse others, to start wars, or to seek power. These people undermine the validity of religion." "We no longer need God; science explains everything we need to know." "If God exists, then why is there so much suffering and evil in the world?" In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of objections to belief in God. Donate via PayPal Support us on Patreon! Contact the podcast: [email protected]. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/ References and further reading/listening/viewing: Pew Research Center, The Global Religious Landscape St. Thomas Aquinas, The Summa Theologiae, 1.2 Trent Horn, Answering Atheism National Catholic Register, Does God Want Everyone to Be Catholic? The Problem of Evil: Actually, It's Complicated Catholic Answers: Christian HypocrisyAre You a Hypocrite?How can the Church be true when it produces hypocrisy? How to Answer the Problem of Evil The Problem of Evil Fr Mike Schmitz, "Judgmental, Bigoted, Homophobic, Elitist, and Hypocritical" (The World’s Perception of Christians) Are All Catholics Hypocrites? Augustine of Hippo: God Enlarges the Capacity of Our Soul that He may Fill Us with His Presence G.K. Chesterton on the Problem of Evil Bishop Robert Barron, Is Science Opposed to Faith? Bishop Barron on Scientism and God's Existence Bishop Barron on God, Tsunamis, and the Problem of Evil Bishop Barron on Atheism and Philosophy Bishop Barron Comments on Stephen Fry, Job, and Suffering The Thomistic Institute, The Problem of Evil (Aquinas 101) Freedom (Aquinas 101) Fr Gregory Pine, Does the Presence of Evil Disprove the Existence of God? Word on Fire Institute, How the Problem of Evil Points to God's Existence Peter Kreeft, God's Answer to Suffering William Lane Graig on the Problem of Evil The Counsel of Trent, God vs evil (with Alex O’Connor, Joe Schmid, and Cameron Bertuzzi) Capturing Christianity, God Allows Evil and God is Evil?
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