Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this episode Justin Schieber continues the hiddenness series by presenting J.L. Schellenberg’s Argument from divine hiddenness. Since the 1993 publication of his Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason Schellenberg’s argument has received widespread attention and still generates deep engagement. This is because many atheists find it to be quite powerful and persuasive. Many theists find it challenging and worth responding to. This episode is intended as a presentation of Schellenberg’s argument, not a full-throated defense.


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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - Comments / History
02:29 - What is Love?
04:50 - Personal Relationship
05:35 - Openness
07:35 - Openness too Strong?
09:10 - Personal Ultimism (God)
09:58 - Theology vs. Philosophy
12:08 - A Perfectly Loving God?
12:43 - Premise 1
12:59 - Snapping the pieces together
14:45 - Premise 2
15:00 - Believing in God
15:34 - Resistance / Nonresistance
17:28 - Premise 3 & 4
18:15 - Conclusion
18:36 - Misinterpretations
20:34 - The Outro