The Paradox Of Omnipotence

Some people believe that evil is a necessary force in the world, that without it us as humans would not be able to recognize and appreciate the good that comes from the people around us. It is a common belief among theists that God, as our creator, allowed a finite amount of necessary evil in our world so that we can understand the concept of what “good” is. Solely based on the definition of God, that He is omnipotent and omnibenevolent, there should be no Evil that exists is the world. If He is truly omnipotent then he should be able to stop all evil from happening, likewise; if He is truly omnibenevolent then He should never create a being that is inclined to commit sin. It is clear to all of us that there is a considerable amount of evil …show more content…
If God truly gave humans free will to do whatever they wanted then he has just created something that he cannot control, therefore, contradicting the claim that he is omnipotent. There are only two options in this scenario. The first being that humans actually have freedom in their actions and intentions, that there are no outside forces impacting the choices we make each and every day. This scenario entails that God cannot control our decisions, which no longer makes God omnipotent. The second scenario is that humans do not have free will and their actions come down to chance. As stated before, the blame cannot be placed on Gods shoulders but the “free will” of humans is not free, rather just a random outcome. But what if God gives us free will, meaning that we can make decisions for ourselves and although he can intervene, holding true the claim of omnipotence, he chooses not to? This is a valid alternative for God giving us free will and remaining omnipotent but contradicts Gods definition of being omnibenevolent. As a whole, humans sin and make evil decisions each and everyday, that is a fact. If God were truly wholly good then he would not allow this to