Are God's Reasons Beyond Human Understanding? | Michael Tooley

*What if the reason we cannot reconcile God with evil is simply that God's reasons are beyond human understanding?* Michael Tooley examines skeptical theism, challenging the claim that unknown goods could defeat the probabilistic argument from evil and asking whether unknown evils must be given equal weight. 0:00 Can Skeptical Theism Undermine the Argument From Evil? 1:06 Could Unknown Evils Cancel Unknown Goods? 3:44 Can We Assign Probabilities to What We Cannot Know? 5:24 Weighing Goods and Evils Beyond Our Understanding 7:20 Does Skeptical Theism Threaten Scientific Reasoning? 9:59 Is Skeptical Theism Circular? 11:54 Could an Afterlife Ultimately Justify All Suffering? *Michael Tooley* is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Research Award in 1998 for his book _Time, Tense, and Causation,_ and is the author of the new book _Causation: A Defense of a Non-Reductionist Approach_ (Oxford, 2026). *More from Michael Tooley on Closer To Truth:* * Closer To Truth: The Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_ * The Case for Atheism - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pJCNqQicnlwQvQtuKpYkLMj * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/michael-tooley/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://twitter.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, created and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world's greatest thinkers exploring humanity's