Problem of evil

god is good, why is there evil in the world?”. On first observation of this simple question one sees what seems to be a fundamental flaw in the Christian belief. John Hick attempts to solve this life- changing question and prove that it has no effect on the essential belief of God. He defines this “Problem of Evil” in the following dilemma: “If God is perfectly loving, he must wish to abolish evil; and if he is all- powerful, he must be able to abolish evil. But if evil exists; therefore God…

Richard Swinburne’s “Why God Allows Evil” tackles the concept of the Evidential Problem of Evil, justifying the existence of evil within the world we live in. He has a plethora of reasons on why God allows evil to exist, and one, in which seems to be pausing for the audience at a glance, is that he believes that the extent of suffering humans are capable is within the limits of the right God has to cause humans to suffer (Swinburne 93-94). In other words, Swinburne states that the suffering in…

The evidential problem of evil determines the degree of how much evil must be a part of the evidence of God’s existence. While on the other hand the logical problem of evil is seen through our own eyes. It bares the question whether God is a perfect because of all wrong taking place in the world. Through these two problems it is hard to even imagine that God is perfect. Through Richard Swinburne’s theodicy (theodicy - an attempt to defend God's omnibenevolence in the face of evil) , one comes to…

named John L. Mackie is widely known for his argument against the problem of evil. Mackie’s argument was very similar to the problem of evil. The problem of evil in summary states that a God cannot exist with the existence of evil, but Mackie’s argument was not that God did not exist entirely, but rather that God did not exist as an all-powerful or perfect God. He argued that having an all knowing God, and the present existence of evil were both logically inconsistent. Mackie thought that if you…

As a believer of the divine, one could make three statements about the world: 1, God is omnipotent 2, God is wholly good and 3, evil exists. J.L. Mackie takes a logical approach to why there is evil in this world and concludes that if God is what He is defined as – omnipotent, omniscient, and wholly good – evil should not exist for either God is not omnipotent, meaning all powerful, or He is not wholly good. Mackie claims that at least one characteristic of the divine must be untrue because it…

Préciso of The Problem of Evil In Rowe’s work, The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism, he discusses three interrelated questions which are the following: 1) Is there an argument for atheism based on the existence of evil that may rationally justify someone in being an atheist? 2) How can the theist best defend his position against the argument for atheism based on the existence of evil? 3) What position should the informed atheist take concerning the rationality of theistic belief?…

Problem of Evil 1-The Problem of evil and Omnipotent The problem of evil has been continually open in theologian 's side for hundreds of years. The problem mainly arises from the inconsistency in propositions that are stated either by religious minds or theologians. It starts by the key attributes of God that are strongly believed by Theists, as follows, 1-God is omnipotent. 2-God is wholly good. Although it is claimed by many of non-religious philosophers that there is no evidence of God 's…

Nicole Colunga August 1, 2015 Philosophy – 2361 We are Human The “Problem with Evil” told by Ivan Karamazov thinks that children are innocent and adults are not. He thinks we can love our children when they are near but we can only love our neighbor or a stranger from a distance. Innocence in his point of view has to do with the intention of a person rather than the aftermath of the act. It is like is there such there as a selfless deed? Even if you do an act from another person you still feel…

One of the strongest point that the atheism has ever made is the problem evil, which draws the most diverse responses from Christians. A lot of people who believe in God will always question whether all-good and all-powerful God really exists after they have suffered some of the most serious difficulties in life; for example, the departure of their beloved family members, being diagnosed cancer and only have few months left to live, or being broke and lost all the possession. Because if God…

Problem of Evil From time beyond memory, some parts of the world have not known peace to where almost every generation has witnessed or experienced death and near-death experiences resulting from nations rising against nations and tribes against tribes. Today, with increasing sophisticated weaponry of mass destruction as well as technological sideshows and competition among powerful nations, the situation has even escalated to alarming rates. There are massive innocent deaths and recurrent…