![]() ![]() ![]() His whole argument against God’s existence rested on the observation that the universe seemed cruel and unjust: How can God exist in a world filled with suffering and injustice? But he soon realized that his argument was self-refuting, because it assumed that there are such things as goodness and justice. Lewis recalls his views when he was still an atheist. For the monotheist, all is not well in the universe because evil exists. He is the Creator, separate from His Creation. Monotheists view “God” as the absolute Good He is not identical with the universe. Pantheists view “God” as “beyond” good and evil he/she/it is identical with the universe (“The universe is God,” or “God is the universe,” or “God and the Universe are one.”). Theism includes Pantheism (Hinduism) and Monotheism (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Materialism implies atheism, the view that there is no God or any deity. ![]() Lewis explains that there are generally two different conceptions or views about God: materialism and theism. ![]()
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