Hick's Notion Of The Soul-Making Is A Good Reason For God

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I believe that Hick’s argument is definitely a compelling one, but I would have to disagree with the notion of the soul-making is a good reason for God to allow evil. In the Christianity doctrine God created a world without evil. with that in mind, it became evident that evil became part of this world when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruits which ultimately lead to a world of chaos around us. I would agree however that evil in society lead mankind to continuously questioning if there is God as most atheist already have indicated. If the doctrine of Christianity is correct; therefore, mankind created evil not God. The notion of the soul-making entail evil, I believe this theory is nonsense. I would agree that God love

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