Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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If an all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good God exists, how does one explain the existence, intensity, and distribution of moral and natural suffering in our world? Atheist Justin Schieber and Christian theist Timothy Arndt square off for a lively philosophical debate on the age-old puzzle that surrounds God and suffering.

The debate was held in at Grand Valley State University's Allendale campus in the Cook DeWitt Center Auditorium on March 2, 2017.

Hosted by Center for Inquiry at Grand Valley and RatioChristi.
Moderated by CJ Thompson
Filmed by Morgan Johnson