According to Swinburne, there are four different types of evil: physical evil, mental evil, state evil, and moral evil. The first three types of evils are passive evils in comparison to the moral evils. Passive evils can range from a pin prick to jealousy whereas moral evils encompass actions by man that are considered morally impermissible, such as genocide. The objection arises from the fact that these evils occur under a morally good, omnipotent, omniscient God. If God had these three basic requirements then it would be logically possible and within his power to halt evil from occurring, however that is not the case, causing a logical
According to Swinburne, there are four different types of evil: physical evil, mental evil, state evil, and moral evil. The first three types of evils are passive evils in comparison to the moral evils. Passive evils can range from a pin prick to jealousy whereas moral evils encompass actions by man that are considered morally impermissible, such as genocide. The objection arises from the fact that these evils occur under a morally good, omnipotent, omniscient God. If God had these three basic requirements then it would be logically possible and within his power to halt evil from occurring, however that is not the case, causing a logical