cosmodicy means A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
Why “cosmodicy” is a great word
COSMODICY — [Noun] The philosophical justification of the fundamental goodness and order of the universe, particularly in the face of pervasive suffering and evil within it. From the Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, "world, universe") + δίκη (díkē, "justice"); influenced by the word 'theodicy'. Unlike theodicy, which seeks to absolve a personal God, or anthropodicy, which defends the goodness of humankind, a cosmodicy is an argument addressed to the impersonal architecture of existence itself. It is the stoic's faith in the brutal logic of a food chain, the astronomer's awe before a supernova that seeds new worlds, and the brittle attempt to feel a distant star's warmth as recompense for a winter famine—a philosophical wager that the totality is righteous, even as its parts scream in agony.
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- A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.