Problem of evil

Paper In this paper, I will first summarize the problem of evil, followed by both Leibniz’s and Russell’s view on this theodicy, respectively, in order to examine the whether presence of evil in the world alludes to God’s existence. The problem of evil focuses on how to reconcile the existence of a God with divine attributes - omniscience, omnipotence, and omnibenevolence - with the presence of evil in the world. Leibniz’s stance on the problem of evil relies heavily upon the principle of…

the problem of evil as well as the objections to his argument. In life, I favor optimism over cynicism, but sometimes it can be hard when there are so many horrible things that occur within our world. After reading Leibniz’s theory for the problem of evil and why it occurs, I was moved because he finally put in to words my everlasting faith for the reason God does the things that he does. Leibniz’s theodicy is based on the “best of all possible worlds” argument and his “metaphysical evil”…

In his article “Evil and Omnipotence” Mackie asserts, “In its simplest form the problem is this: God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists. There seems to be some contradiction between these three propositions, so that if any two of them were true the third would be false.” (p.119) There are logical inconsistencies including the fact that there should be no evil yet it exists. In this paper, I plan on arguing for Mackie's argument in the beginning of his article where it is…

Introduction In this paper, I will break apart J. L. Mackie’s stern defense of the logical problem of evil, which he uses to suggest the God does not exist. I will attempt to defend the notion that both God and evil, in the form of human creation, can exist in the world by way of suggesting that freewill is the answer. Furthermore, I will strengthen the argument for freewill against Mackie’s defense, which suggests that the argument of freewill also compromises the Omni-three nature of God. In…

philosophy of religion and metaphysics. Despite his several publications, Mackie is known best for his work regarding the problem of evil. As we know, evil can be considered a wide range of different things, but when philosophers encounter evil, it poses major problems for them, especially regarding the topic of God’s existence. Theist and Atheist both acknowledge the existence of evil, but they differ in the fact that theist believe in an omnibenevolent (all-good), omnipotent (all-powerful),…

Why Does Evil Exist Throughout time philosophers have developed many theodicies to explain the “Problem of Evil,” essentially why, God, in all his capacity, would allow for evil. Most of the theodicy developed to explain this problem center on the core ideas of Augustine and Ireanean theodicy which apply the ideas of “Soul-making”, and “Free-Will”. J.L. Mackie examines the Problem of Evil, while John Hick and other philosophers propose adequate solutions to the dilemma. This term paper will…

long standing philosophical and religious debate regarding the relationship between God and evil. It is important to note that he is not producing a new theodicy necessarily, but reacting to incorrect theodicy. Prompted by the 2004 tsunami that struck Asia, Hart argues, successfully, that though there is evil in the world, it is not permitted or accepted by God yet it is not necessary for God to prevent evil in order to be good. However, he does not dismiss but rather encourages the anger every…

Possible explanations about evil and suffering: • Only God knows the answer to this problem.  God has a plan for people's lives that they may not always understand. This may include evil and suffering but Christians should trust and have faith in God's plan.  God wants people to follow the example of Jesus and help those who are suffering.  God must have a reason for allowing evil and suffering but the reason is beyond human understanding.  So they follow the example of Jesus who…

The Problem of Evil argument is an atheological attempt to prove God does not exist in a very definitive format. However, the complexity of not only God, but their choice argument, cannot be developed so decisively because they are lacking an explanation for their standard of “evil” foundation. Thus, they seek to rationalize it with a Christian’s perception of God and question every aspect without fulfilling the burden of defining the standard for which evil is based in their argument. “Could…

The argument from evil, supposes that because there is evil in the world, God therefore cannot be omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. These characteristics are used to describe the essence of the God of Christianity, so according to the argument from evil, God does not exist. Because if He did exist as an all-powerful, loving being, He would not allow such evil to prevail. So, does the fact of evil make it irrational to believe in God? No, the fact of evil does not make it irrational to…