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JIMMY AKIN PODCAST EPISODE 008 (8/13/11)
* Rob from Maryland asks what to do with your hands during Mass.
* Kevin asks about kneelers, spongy bread used for Communion, and priests at Mass thanking God for rainbows and butterflies.
* Wesley from Brooklyn asks about eternal life. What is it, exactly, and can we have it here on earth?
* Helen asks about Adam and Eve and whether they could have spoken with the animals and the serpent before the fall.
"The tree of knowledge of good and evil is the line of demarcation between the two original situations which Genesis speaks of. The first situation was that of original innocence, in which man (male and female) was, as it were, outside the sphere of the knowledge of good and evil, until the moment when he transgressed the Creator's prohibition and ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge. The second situation, however, was that in which man, after having disobeyed the Creator's command at the prompting of the evil spirit, symbolized by the serpent, found himself, in a certain way, within the sphere of the knowledge of good and evil. This second situation determined the state of human sinfulness, in contrast to the state of primitive innocence" (John Paul II, audience of September 19, 1979).
* Jeff in Omaha asks whether God has to be good or did we just get lucky.
* Sarah from Mobile, Alabama asks about keeping a blessed chalice at home.
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Well on H. P. Lovecraft I need to correct you slightly Jimmy.
Lovecraft was indeed an atheist as you said, so his ‘gods’ are not really comparable to gods (and far, far less with God of classical theism)…
Lovecraft’s ‘gods’ are just very powerful cosmic beings, which man, in Lovecraft view just an insignificant and weak being compared to other races and beings, perceives as ‘gods’.
Also Lovecraft’s gods are not really evil… but indifferent. Indeed a theme in Lovecraft’s writings is ‘Cosmic indifference’. The fact that the powerful creatures like Chtuluh or Azatoth cause havoc, pain and madness on humanity is just because we might be in their way or even less, we are insignificant to them.
Sorry if I’m picky but I am somewhat of a Lovecraft fan 😛
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Regarding the ‘Evil God’ question Edward Feser (a Catholic Philosopher) wrote a few interesting posts on his blog:
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/search?q=evil&updated-max=2010-10-08T18%3A19%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=20
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laws-evil-god-challenge.html
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/harlan-ellisons-evil-god.html
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-obligation-and-euthyphro-dilemma.html
I think Feser argues quite well why God must be good.
PS: Regarding Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, he does not only have a podcast just like you, but he also likes to cook ans shows his creations on Facebook!
Maybe we could hold a Catholic podcasters cook-a-thlon some time 😛