How Do Buddhists Do the Problem of Evil?
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Human Rights, Problem of Evil, tagged Buddhism, Chrisitianity, Desire, Problem of Evil, Religion, Suffering, Vice, Virtue on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
The simple answer is that they don’t. For Buddhism, it’s the problem of desire. Christianity has the problem, not Buddhism. Why is this? Buddhism starts with the problem of evil, suffering or “dukkha,” as its first statement of faith in the four noble truths. However, it is not the problem we think. Buddhism concedes that [...]
