Why does God Allow Evil at Virginia Tech?

One listener to the Generations Radio program wondered why God would allow the massacre at Virginia Tech to happen. Is this a fair question? Kevin Swanson dissects the worldview behind this question to show that a standard of ethics is only possible by a transcendent, omnipotent God. Without a absolute standard of ethics, there is no reason to even say that the Virginia Tech shootings were wrong in the first place.

Also in this program is a lively discussion of another listener's feedback on optimistic eschatology.