May 7th‚ 2007 Accounting for Evil: When attempting to prove God’s existence one must account for aspects of the world that appear to be contrary to our understanding of divine presence. One question in particular that deserves attention is the existence of evil throughout the world around us. If‚ in fact‚ a Christian God does exist‚ he/she would then presumably be all good‚ all-knowing‚ and all-powerful‚ and therefore would use his/her powers to stop evil from being a part of our world all
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substantial argument known as ‘The Problem of Evil’ which contradicts the beliefs of theists. In this paper I will explain what the problem of evil is and how it works against the beliefs of the theist. In the latter half of this paper I will provide a reply to this problem involving free-will‚ to show theists that they shouldn’t fear the problem of evil and they have the right to continue to believe in the existence of god. In order to
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The Problem of Evil Lyndsey Emry PHIL 1381-17 Introduction to Philosophy Professor Bannister The problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of the evil in the world with the existence of an omniscient God because if God were all-knowing‚ it seems that God would know about all of the horrible things that happen in our world. The problem of evil also brings up the problem with an omnipotent God because if God were all-powerful‚ God would be able to stop all of the evil and
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Eunah Lee Philosophy 1001 March 16‚ 2015 The Problem of Evil and God’s Existence The problem of evil attempts to figure out why evil exists in a world under the premise that there exists a God that is omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ and all good. There are different forms of the problem of evil that philosophers state‚ these being the argument derived from natural evil and moral evil. After reading St. Augustine’s confession‚ I believe that the fact that evil exists does not count against the proposition
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existence of God and problem with evil Today the news is filled with coverage on various natural catastrophes and other related causalities that people face daily. Anyone can look into their lives or even their neighbors and see the presence of misfortune that surrounds our world. This problem has brought up the issue of God’s existence in religious philosophical discussions. For centuries‚ many have tried to dismiss the existence of God on the basis of the existence of evil. Let’s consider where
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Despite Mackie seeming to have proven the logical problem of evil to be sound it is not surprising that theists have sought to resolve the problem rather than abandoning their beliefs. Responses to the problem of evil fall into the categories of defences or theodicies. Generally speaking a defence is used in response to the logical problem‚ simply showing how there is no logical inconsistency. This does not require an explanation of evil‚ nor need it be true‚ as a false though coherent explanation
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God and the Problem of Evil by B.C. Johnson discusses what is called the problem of evil in philosophy. He specifically talks about the evidential problem of evil. The evidential problem of evil is the argument that if God is an all-powerful and all-knowing being than he cannot be all-good or omnibenevolent. How can an all-good God exist and allow evil things to happen to humankind? God supposedly has the power to stop evil from occurring‚ yet he does not. In the article by B.C. Johnson ponders this
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The Problem of Evil One of the most interesting topic we cover in class has to be the idea of Evil and God. Commonly referred to as the Problem of evil‚ J.L. Mackie‚ an Australian Philosopher‚ from the University of Sydney simplifies The problem of Evil with this line‚ “God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists”. I found this topic very mind boggling‚ as I have never once questioned the power of the omnipotent and all good God. For anyone that believes that Gods is all powerful
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The Problem of Evil The problem of evil has a long history in the argument against the existence of God. The question posed is often this: If God is all-powerful and all-loving‚ then how and why can He allow evil to exist in the world? This is one of the hardest arguments to combat against from a Christian standpoint‚ because‚ in reality‚ often times‚ we find ourselves wondering the same thing. There are quite a few responses to the problem of evil from a Christian standpoint‚ most of them are
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Protocol Paper “The Problem of Evil” Thesis: The conflict behind the idea of evil is why a perfect God would allow evil to exist on earth. Summary: James Rachels addresses the conflicts of evil in his book “Problems from Philosophy” by providing various forms of logical problems. The author points out the different possible explanations to why evil would exist. The first major idea Rachels makes is that perhaps pain is essential to caution people of danger. He goes on to suggest that this would
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