I read many articles by theologians who question whether and why God allows evil, but few that question whether and why God ordains chance and allows accidents. When I read the book Ulysses by James Joyce, he repeatedly referred to epiphany, which I had to look up. It falls on New Mexico Independence Day, which means the date of the state’s admission to the Union. New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912. It’s also the 47th state, which might be another coincidence. If nothing else, New Mexico got here a century after 1812. No one knows what that means, right?
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Caleb Pearce
November 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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The problem of evil is a deep question that many have wrestled with through history. There are resources and discussions on this site and on many other sites that deal with it. Neither James Joyce, nor Ulysses, nor a place called “epiphany” in New Mexico have anything to do with the deep question of the problem of evil. I recommend that you use scripture as the basis for your study of this question.
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