# From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton. - **Published:** Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:43:59 GMT - **Duration:** 01:09:14 - **Audio:** https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/89059263/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-6-10%2F601b5695-9918-24aa-014b-d0fe5076f73d.mp3 - **Page:** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton/episodes/S7--E5-The-Guide-of-the-Perplexed--The-Problem-of-Evil--01-What-Does-Good-Mean--Why-is-Existence-Good-e2lscfv - **TorahApp:** https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_r_shnayor_burton_great_sources/e/c74a8928-076a-424d-9c6a-552f00498917 This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger.

Highlights: 2:30 The problem of evil 5:30 The foundation of the Torah is that the universe is good 8:30 All evils are privations, made by God only indirectly 17:20 What does it contribute to a theodicy to say that God makes evils only indirectly? 21:00 What determines that existence is good? 23:00 What does "good" mean? 26:00 "Good" is a value-judgment of approval 31:30 A person can't take a position of disapproval on existence 39:00 Judging reality is participating in reality and thus involves taking a position on the value of reality 44:30 God's viewing of the universes is a significant aspect of Creation itself 47:00 Taking a stance on existence is not equivalent to taking a stance on evil, which is merely a lack of existence 49:00 Judging is a big part of being human 57:00 "And God saw that it was good" is said only from the limited human perspective 101:45 Is the universe "good" because it meets God's purpose in creation, or did He create it because it is good? 103:45 God doesn't give the value-judgement of approval on existence, since His existence is something other than existence 107:15 Summary

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