McCloskey believes evil is nothing more than imperfection inside the world and uses this notion to argue that there is no divine purpose of the world. In this case we must acknowledger the flaws in the teleological and the cosmological argument. In addition, he believes no perfect being would create a world with suffering and evil. To this I would say in order to distinguish that something is good you have to know something is bad. This comes along with feelings and emotions that brings us to the thought of how our feelings are created. We don’t create them ourselves; it’s something that triggers them. That something is the spirit of the living God who allows us to feel love, hate, sadness, joy and all other emotions. Good and evil has no real
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He makes statements such as the suffering of pain being the highest form of evil. He persistently expresses his disbelief that a perfect God would allow someone to suffer or endure pain. Based on logic, one would think that it is irrational for an omnipotent and loving God to allow evil to exist (Evans, & Manis, 2009). What McCloskey has to understand is it is God did not create the world with evil, man made bad choices and indulged into evil.
In book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2, reveals how evil was never apart of the original plan. Until an atheist can prove that evil and the existence of God contradict each other, there is no valid reason that proves God doesn’t exist based on the existence of evil (Evans & Manis, 2009). Another thing McCloskey needs to recognize is that atheism is a form of theism. While atheism may worship an idol god/self and the Creator it still requires lots of faith. Our faith is not something you can physically touch, neither is God but it is the belief that his spirit exist that keeps us grounded. The works of God mankind will never understand because we are merely flesh and blood, this is why we have to allow our spirits and faith to guide
He makes statements such as the suffering of pain being the highest form of evil. He persistently expresses his disbelief that a perfect God would allow someone to suffer or endure pain. Based on logic, one would think that it is irrational for an omnipotent and loving God to allow evil to exist (Evans, & Manis, 2009). What McCloskey has to understand is it is God did not create the world with evil, man made bad choices and indulged into evil.
In book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2, reveals how evil was never apart of the original plan. Until an atheist can prove that evil and the existence of God contradict each other, there is no valid reason that proves God doesn’t exist based on the existence of evil (Evans & Manis, 2009). Another thing McCloskey needs to recognize is that atheism is a form of theism. While atheism may worship an idol god/self and the Creator it still requires lots of faith. Our faith is not something you can physically touch, neither is God but it is the belief that his spirit exist that keeps us grounded. The works of God mankind will never understand because we are merely flesh and blood, this is why we have to allow our spirits and faith to guide