Over the years, legends of him as a wise and benevolent ruler fell into question – and indeed, by the time he appeared in The End of Time, played by Timothy Dalton, he had become ruthless, megalomaniacal, prepared to risk the end of time itself to safeguard his own survival.
4. Benevolent dictators are benevolent.
Kowalski questions what the benevolent precogs in the film could become in the hands of those who trained their skills for political intrigue.
At times like these, when it seems that there is no force for good at work in the world, when one questions how a benevolent God could allow such heinous acts, the whole spiritual gig seems like child's play, an activity to temporarily comfort and soothe the mind, like a pacifier.
Brandt struggles with the age-old question of how a benevolent, all-powerful God can allow his father to suffer so.
There's also the struggle between co-existence and outright assimilation a question of partnership vs. benevolent dictatorship.
Berkeley thinks that when we consider the stunning complexity and systematicity of our sensory ideas, we must conclude that the spirit in question is wise and benevolent beyond measure, that, in short, he is God.
Frankly, it's enough to make you question the existence of a benevolent god.
The events of September 11 , 2001compelled the United States to question its role as a benevolent hegemon in the Westphalian international order.
Hostile sexism, then, is easy to recognize and criticize because it is characterised by overt ferocity towards women, while benevolent sexism is less likely to be questioned because it is subjectively positive and characterizes some women as being pure and virtuous but weak creatures in need of and worthy of protection.
He raises the question whether an omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent deity could create a world that contains some things that are intrinsically evil.
