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Chapter 25 - Man is nothing
Job's friends say that man is nothing compared to God.
*Obsequiousness vs Justice*
Job's friends insist on the obsequiousness of divine command theory, yet Job refuses to accept the idea that he is so meaningless that his suffering doesn't deserve justice. Job's friends think that whatever God does is justified, because he is so great he can do no wrong. Yet, Job doesn't start with the divine command theory axiom that God is good. He starts with an axiom from natural law - that suffering is bad. Thus, it becomes a theological battle between whether or not God is obligated to give Job justice. If God's decisions are good, then allowing Job to suffer is good and no justice is required. But if suffering is bad, then a reward of some kind is necessary to balance out God's metaphysical debt to Job.
NEXT: Chapter 26 - Does God help?
Job's friends say that man is nothing compared to God.
*Obsequiousness vs Justice*
Job's friends insist on the obsequiousness of divine command theory, yet Job refuses to accept the idea that he is so meaningless that his suffering doesn't deserve justice. Job's friends think that whatever God does is justified, because he is so great he can do no wrong. Yet, Job doesn't start with the divine command theory axiom that God is good. He starts with an axiom from natural law - that suffering is bad. Thus, it becomes a theological battle between whether or not God is obligated to give Job justice. If God's decisions are good, then allowing Job to suffer is good and no justice is required. But if suffering is bad, then a reward of some kind is necessary to balance out God's metaphysical debt to Job.
NEXT: Chapter 26 - Does God help?
