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Seminar Paper, 2023
From the Greek philosopher Epicurus to William L. Rowe, Victor J. Stenger and the rest, the argum... more From the Greek philosopher Epicurus to William L. Rowe, Victor J. Stenger and the rest, the argument that God does not exist because there are evils in our world, has been raging among atheist scientists and philosophers. This paper is based on extracts from my recent book titled “The World Cannot be a Paradise: Recent Response to Arguments for Atheism and Skeptical Theism,” published in 2022 through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform. The book reviews, among others, the arguments for atheism by William L. Rowe who is noted for formulating the evidential problem from evil, Paul Draper, a philosopher and follower of Darwinian naturalism, and Victor J. Stenger, a member of the New Atheists group, who denies the existence of any supernatural being and regards the human species as a result of an accident. It reviews arguments for skeptical theism and expounds how theodicies responded to the argument from evil. It also detects some deficiencies in the response of four Christian theists, including William P. Alston and Tim Stratton, to the argument from evil. The book then responds to the arguments for atheism and skeptical theism by adducing reasons to show why evil and suffering co-exist with Almighty God in the world that cannot be a Paradise, and proves that Rowe’s controversial, evidential argument from evil is dead and buried.
This paper specifically presents parts of the arguments for atheism by Epicurus, Aaron Jones, George H. Smith and William J. Stenger, and my response to them which I extracted from the first and seventh chapters of the book. The goal of the paper is to show that taking a world without any form of evil and suffering as a necessary condition for the existence of God is not only illogical but also utopian. The paper begins with a definition of atheism and ends with a conclusion and implications for being an atheist, and for believing in God.
This paper maps out seven (7) essential steps in the process of quality assurance in education wi... more This paper maps out seven (7) essential steps in the process of quality assurance in education with a view to guiding educational administrators in ministries of education, bodies responsible for establishment and accreditation of institutions of learning, heads of institutions, teachers, parents and other stakeholders in education. The paper begins with examining the meaning and scope of quality assurance in education and ends with statement of some challenges and problems facing it.
This paper is geared towards a clarification of the differences between the concept of Islamizati... more This paper is geared towards a clarification of the differences between the concept of Islamization of Knowledge and that of Integration of Knowledge as means of addressing Muslim educational crisis. After examining the available literature, the paper concludes that the two concepts differ in meaning, essence and application to imperfect, corrupt knowledge (ICK). Integration of Knowlege as a tool for adding value to prescribed national curriculum, can, however, be used as a child of necessity. It cannot replace Islamization of Knowledge.
Seminar Paper, 2023
From the Greek philosopher Epicurus to William L. Rowe, Victor J. Stenger and the rest, the argum... more From the Greek philosopher Epicurus to William L. Rowe, Victor J. Stenger and the rest, the argument that God does not exist because there are evils in our world, has been raging among atheist scientists and philosophers. This paper is based on extracts from my recent book titled “The World Cannot be a Paradise: Recent Response to Arguments for Atheism and Skeptical Theism,” published in 2022 through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform. The book reviews, among others, the arguments for atheism by William L. Rowe who is noted for formulating the evidential problem from evil, Paul Draper, a philosopher and follower of Darwinian naturalism, and Victor J. Stenger, a member of the New Atheists group, who denies the existence of any supernatural being and regards the human species as a result of an accident. It reviews arguments for skeptical theism and expounds how theodicies responded to the argument from evil. It also detects some deficiencies in the response of four Christian theists, including William P. Alston and Tim Stratton, to the argument from evil. The book then responds to the arguments for atheism and skeptical theism by adducing reasons to show why evil and suffering co-exist with Almighty God in the world that cannot be a Paradise, and proves that Rowe’s controversial, evidential argument from evil is dead and buried.
This paper specifically presents parts of the arguments for atheism by Epicurus, Aaron Jones, George H. Smith and William J. Stenger, and my response to them which I extracted from the first and seventh chapters of the book. The goal of the paper is to show that taking a world without any form of evil and suffering as a necessary condition for the existence of God is not only illogical but also utopian. The paper begins with a definition of atheism and ends with a conclusion and implications for being an atheist, and for believing in God.
This paper maps out seven (7) essential steps in the process of quality assurance in education wi... more This paper maps out seven (7) essential steps in the process of quality assurance in education with a view to guiding educational administrators in ministries of education, bodies responsible for establishment and accreditation of institutions of learning, heads of institutions, teachers, parents and other stakeholders in education. The paper begins with examining the meaning and scope of quality assurance in education and ends with statement of some challenges and problems facing it.
This paper is geared towards a clarification of the differences between the concept of Islamizati... more This paper is geared towards a clarification of the differences between the concept of Islamization of Knowledge and that of Integration of Knowledge as means of addressing Muslim educational crisis. After examining the available literature, the paper concludes that the two concepts differ in meaning, essence and application to imperfect, corrupt knowledge (ICK). Integration of Knowlege as a tool for adding value to prescribed national curriculum, can, however, be used as a child of necessity. It cannot replace Islamization of Knowledge.