Category Archives: Evil

Human Knowing

A presentation by Chauncey C. Riddle, 7 April 2017, Firm Foundation Expo held at Utah Valley University. (Originally a Powerpoint presentation.) Human Knowing Thesis: We know little but believe much Note: I suggest you not take notes but just concentrate … Continue reading

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Why is There Evil?

Chauncey C. Riddle Can you tell what the problem of evil is? Why it is a problem? If it is true that God is all good and omnipotent how come the world is so evil? It’s important to understand this … Continue reading

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Devils

Encyclopedia of Mormonism See this page in the original 1992 publication. http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Devils Author: Riddle, Chauncey C. In LDS discourse, the term “devil” denotes anyone who promotes the cause of evil, but it is especially applied to those unembodied spirits who … Continue reading

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An LDS Answer to the Problem of Evil

This work was stimulated by the BYU forum address of Professor Robert Nozick of Harvard University given March 1984. Continue reading

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Korihor: The Arguments of Apostasy

BY CHAUNCEY C. RIDDLE Korihor: Korihor appears out of nowhere, as it were, in the Nephite record. His entire story is contained in Alma 30, where he suddenly appears in the land of Zarahemla, preaching “unto the people against the … Continue reading

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