When you hear the word evil what thoughts pop-in your head? Do you believe an evil can exist if there’s still a higher power or God? In this essay, I will be discussing Williams Rowe’s argument for atheism based on the Well-Known argument “The Problem of evil and Some Varieties of Atheism”. The problem of evil questions the existence of a God based on the evil in the world. In this paper, I will discuss his reasoning for atheism, I will explain in depth what he means by each premise. I then will argue against his beliefs and explain in depth why I believe that his premise is wrong.
First, I will focus on the first premise: “There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented without thereby …show more content…
My first argument is an argument that I find most reliable because of my religious background. I’ve grown up in a strong Catholic family my whole life so reading Rows work and writing about it has had some consistent struggles. Growing up in a Catholic church to me means never questioning in the first place the existence of God. Good and evil do both exist in the sense that good is caused by God and any bad in the world is caused by the devil. In scripture, it explains that Jesus Christ died for our sins so In this case, they knew that sins and evil do exist in this world. An argument that blends with this one is Augustine's argument. Augustine's argument states that you cannot conclude that God does not exist because evil exists. It is not god creating that evil. The Augustine argument ensures that those who do not believe cannot fully understand the words of God. God is at the “highest” rank that there would be knowing that their will always be people below him. The only perfection is God himself and the pointless evil that exists isn't because of his existence but because of the creation of our imperfections as human. It is the belief that we have created our own evil and it’s not God's responsibility to stop evil. He doesn’t save them in the real world but saves their souls after death and bring them to
First, I will focus on the first premise: “There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented without thereby …show more content…
My first argument is an argument that I find most reliable because of my religious background. I’ve grown up in a strong Catholic family my whole life so reading Rows work and writing about it has had some consistent struggles. Growing up in a Catholic church to me means never questioning in the first place the existence of God. Good and evil do both exist in the sense that good is caused by God and any bad in the world is caused by the devil. In scripture, it explains that Jesus Christ died for our sins so In this case, they knew that sins and evil do exist in this world. An argument that blends with this one is Augustine's argument. Augustine's argument states that you cannot conclude that God does not exist because evil exists. It is not god creating that evil. The Augustine argument ensures that those who do not believe cannot fully understand the words of God. God is at the “highest” rank that there would be knowing that their will always be people below him. The only perfection is God himself and the pointless evil that exists isn't because of his existence but because of the creation of our imperfections as human. It is the belief that we have created our own evil and it’s not God's responsibility to stop evil. He doesn’t save them in the real world but saves their souls after death and bring them to