{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong","author_name":"Dave Armstrong","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/author\/davearmstrong","title":"God and \"Natural Evil\": A Thought Experiment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fT1ap28qj0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2020\/08\/god-and-natural-evil-a-thought-experiment.html\">God and &#8220;Natural Evil&#8221;: A Thought Experiment<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2020\/08\/god-and-natural-evil-a-thought-experiment.html\/embed#?secret=fT1ap28qj0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;God and &#8220;Natural Evil&#8221;: A Thought Experiment&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Evidence for Catholicism\" data-secret=\"fT1ap28qj0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2020\/08\/CarCrash.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":480,"description":"This is a portion of a 2002 article that was included (with additional Augustine and Aquinas quotations) in my book,\u00a0Christian Worldview vs. Atheists think God should eliminate all disease, even though they're inevitable according to the laws of biology, & all \"natural evil.\" I argue that it's impossible, given the laws of science."}