An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
THEODICY
theodicy
(noun) the branch of theology that defends God’s goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
theodicy (plural theodicies)
(theology, philosophy) A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
Source: Wiktionary
The*od"i*cy, n. Etym: [NL. theodicæa, fr. Gr. théodicée.]
1. A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.
2. That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
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