Problem of evil
Subject in Philosophy
Problem of evil has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Robert BarronAmerican Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries
Barron argues that evil is not a thing but a privation of good, which God permits rather than causes.
“evil is frightening, but essentially it's a type of non-being. It's a lack of a good that ought to be there, like a cavity in a tooth”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 9:23
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
Episodes
#682 - Bishop Robert BarronThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 h 53 min
Theo Von talks with Catholic Bishop Robert Barron about prayer, evil, love, addiction and pornography, the clergy abuse crisis, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose.