Philosopher Simon Blackburn Analysis

As the world is scientifically advancing, the existence of God is in doubt by many. I am arguing Philosopher Simon Blackburn’s claim that the existence of evil strongly suggests that there isn’t a god who is all-good, all-knowing and all-powerful is wrong. Since God is omniscience, omnipotence and omnibenevolence, Blackburn believes the idea of God contradicts all the bad happening in this world. He supposes if god had more power, he would destroy evil. Since evil exists, then god isn’t what we claim he is. There are suffering, poverty, natural disasters and evil in this world. Blackburn claims that one shouldn’t have to endure pain if god was all-caring. He also states how God doesn’t protect the weaker from the stronger. We as humans have to find the safer …show more content…
We are all sent to Earth to take a test. The only difference is, all of our questions aren’t the same. Just like that, we are all born into different social classes, with different problems in different lifestyles. Just because someone is richer than another, it doesn’t mean they’ve done great deeds. The real test is if the rich are willing to help out the ones in need. One may be poor but happy in many others ways than a rich person is. The concern shouldn’t be what disease, or obstacles we are born with, but instead how we get through them. A child with a heart disease may have done nothing wrong but the test is most likely given to their parents. Some will question the suffering of an innocent child because of the parents. It is also a road to heaven for the child. Death isn’t always bad, it is a natural occurrence. There are possibilities that the person is in a better place now and would’ve had to suffer more on Earth. Our sufferings are different but it is there to teach us something in order to live a better life. God cares which is why we are given ways to learn and better