³1username³2LarrySanger³2name³2text_default³2version³21³2ts³2982098218³2ip³2209.66.79.109³2data³2newauthor³31³3minor³30³3text³3A ''theodicy'' is a theory about why God allows evil to exist in the world.  In other words, a theodicy contains speculations about God’s <i>actual</i> <i>purposes</i> in allowing evil to exist in the world.  In order to be a <i>successful</i> theodicy, the purposes stated must be wholly consistent with the notion that God is all-loving.  So what is called for is an explanation of the purposes that a loving God might have in permitting evil to exist.

The word is taken from the title of a work that supplied one theodicy, namely that this is TheBestOfAllPossibleWorlds: the ''TheoDicee'' by GottfriedLeibniz (q.v.).  See also TheProblemOfEvil.
³3summary³3* Please correct me on any details here, I'm a bit out of my element now³2tscreate³2982098218³2keepts³2982098259³2id³21001³2host³2cobrand.bomis.com³2revision³21³1username³2LarrySanger³2name³2text_default³2version³21³2ts³2982098259³2ip³2209.66.79.109³2data³2text³3<the following is a portion (partly edited) of LarrysText, further development is greatly encouraged> 

A ''theodicy'' is a theory about why God allows evil to exist in the world.  In other words, a theodicy contains speculations about God’s <i>actual</i> <i>purposes</i> in allowing evil to exist in the world.  In order to be a <i>successful</i> theodicy, the purposes stated must be wholly consistent with the notion that God is all-loving.  So what is called for is an explanation of the purposes that a loving God might have in permitting evil to exist.

The word is taken from the title of a work that supplied one theodicy, namely that this is TheBestOfAllPossibleWorlds: the ''TheoDicee'' by GottfriedLeibniz (q.v.).  See also TheProblemOfEvil.
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A ''theodicy'' is a theory about why God allows evil to exist in the world.  In other words, a theodicy contains speculations about God?s <i>actual</i> <i>purposes</i> in allowing evil to exist in the world.  In order to be a <i>successful</i> theodicy, the purposes stated must be wholly consistent with the notion that God is all-loving.  So what is called for is an explanation of the purposes that a loving God might have in permitting evil to exist.

The word is taken from the title of a work that supplied one theodicy, namely that this is TheBestOfAllPossibleWorlds: the ''TheoDicee'' by GottfriedLeibniz (q.v.).  See also TheProblemOfEvil.

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Please delete this note after you see it... What is the purpose of 'q.v.' above?  Was it just a cut-and-paste that caused it, or?
³3summary³3Minor editing inquiry³2tscreate³2982098218³2keepts³2982103735³2id³21025³2host³2cobrand.bomis.com³2revision³23³1username³2LarrySanger³2name³2text_default³2version³21³2ts³2982103735³2ip³2209.66.79.109³2data³2text³3<the following is a portion (partly edited) of LarrysText, further development is greatly encouraged> 

A ''theodicy'' is a theory about why God allows evil to exist in the world.  In other words, a theodicy contains speculations about God?s <i>actual</i> <i>purposes</i> in allowing evil to exist in the world.  In order to be a <i>successful</i> theodicy, the purposes stated must be wholly consistent with the notion that God is all-loving.  So what is called for is an explanation of the purposes that a loving God might have in permitting evil to exist.

The word is taken from the title of a work that supplied one theodicy, namely that this is TheBestOfAllPossibleWorlds: the ''TheoDicee'' by GottfriedLeibniz (q.v.).  See also TheProblemOfEvil.
³3minor³30³3newauthor³31³3summary³3* q.v. means "which see"..."quod vide," I think...³2tscreate³2982098218³2keepts³2982113626³2id³21001³2host³2cobrand.bomis.com³2revision³24³1username³2JimboWales³2name³2text_default³2version³21³2ts³2982113626³2ip³2209.66.79.109³2data³2newauthor³31³3minor³30³3text³3<the following is a portion (partly edited) of LarrysText, further development is greatly encouraged> 

A ''theodicy'' is a theory about why God allows evil to exist in the world.  In other words, a theodicy contains speculations about God?s <i>actual</i> <i>purposes</i> in allowing evil to exist in the world.  In order to be a <i>successful</i> theodicy, the purposes stated must be wholly consistent with the notion that God is all-loving.  So what is called for is an explanation of the purposes that a loving God might have in permitting evil to exist.

The word is taken from the title of a work that supplied one theodicy, namely that this is TheBestOfAllPossibleWorlds: the ''TheoDicee'' by GottfriedLeibniz (q.v.).  See also TheProblemOfEvil.

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Yet another minor inquiry, to be deleted asap.  I know what q.v. means, it just seems silly, since there's a link right there.  I think in print you have to say q.v. to let people know that they ought to go look something up.  Here, the hyperlink says that.
Maybe not, though.  I have no strong opinion.  :-)  I just didn't
want to edit out the q.v. without asking.
³3summary³3Another minor question³2tscreate³2982098218³2keepts³2982115042³2id³21025³2host³2cobrand.bomis.com³2revision³25