From the Appearance to the Reality of Excessive Suffering: Theodicy and Bruce Russell’s ‘Matrix’ Example

In a popular paper, Bruce Russell argues that our nonperception of divine reasons for apparently pointless suffering justifies belief in the nonexistence God. generally accepts common interpretive norm we are justified believing something does not exist when do perceive it, if and only have reason to believe would it did exist. However, on strength an example from film The Matrix, this apply God’s based justify suffering. My paper undermines Russell’s effort restrict scope norm. It thereby leaves open door agnosticism.