He wants to know about the problem of evil. My answer to the problem of evil is this: There is no problem of evil in an atheist's universe because there is no evil in an atheist's universe. Since there is no God, there is no absolute moral standard, and nothing is wrong. The torture of little children is not wrong in an atheist's universe. It may be painful, but it is not wrong. It is morally wrong in a theistic universe, and therefore, there is a problem of evil of perhaps the psychological or emotional sort, but philosophically the answer to the problem of evil is you don't have an absolute standard of good by which to measure evil in an atheist's universe. You can only have that in a theistic universe, and therefore, the very posing of the problem presupposes my world view, rather than his own. God has a good reason for the evil that He plans or allows.

Greg Bahnsen

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	No-sodium chicken broth
1	c	Water
1	cn	(14 1/2-ounce) tomatoes including liquid
4	oz	Fresh mushrooms; sliced, (1 1/4 cups)
1/2	c	Medium pearl barley
1	tb	Instant minced onion
1 1/2	ts	Crushed dill weed
1/2	ts	Caraway seeds
1/4	ts	Sugar
		Ground black pepper to taste
6	oz	Cooked ham; cut in bite-size pieces, (1 cup)

INSTRUCTIONS

Notes: From Houston (Texas) Chronicle files.
Combine broth, water and tomatoes in a 3-quart casserole. Cover with lid or
vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 9 to 10 minutes or until boiling.
Stir in mushrooms, barley, onion, dill, caraway, sugar and pepper. Re-cover
and microwave on high 12 to 15 minutes, or until barley is tender. Stir in
ham.
Serving suggestion: Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream, if
desired.
Makes 4 servings, each: 209 calories, 15 grams protein, 4 grams fat, 28
grams carbohydrates, 27 milligrams cholesterol, 970 milligrams sodium.
Posted to recipelu-digest by [email protected] (Nadia I Canty) on Mar 28,
1998

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