The Best of All Possible Worlds by Brian Schroeder
November 11, 2021
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Date(s) - 11/11/2021 - 25/11/2021
7:00 pm
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Online
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“The best of all possible words” by Brian Schroeder
When: 7 pm, Thursday, the 11th of November 2021 (Adelaide time)
Please click on the following link to join the meeting:
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the idea that this is the best of all possible worlds was popular in Europe, particularly in many leading philosophical circles. To Francois-Marie Arouet, more commonly known as Voltaire, this was nonsense, and he set out to lampoon the concept in brilliant satire.
But what was the basis of this belief in the first place? How effective is Voltaire’s response? And what should we make of it today, particularly in our covid-ravaged world? Brian Schroeder will attempt to address these questions.
Brian Schroeder
Brian Schroeder is a Reasonable Faith committee member. He has BSc and BA degrees from Adelaide University (Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics), and an MA in Theology.
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