Evil can be characterized as or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; being unfortunate or disastrous. The presence of evil and suffering in our reality appears to present the argument of the existence of an immaculate God. In other words, the conclusion of the Basic Argument is that God doesn’t exist. If the conclusion is true, then perhaps the problem of evil is caused by human moral agents, not the deity or God. The conclusion matters if we want to understand why innocent people suffer.
1. If God exists, then God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and good.
2. If God is all-powerful, then She can prevent innocent people from suffering.
3. If God is all-knowing, then She would know when innocent people are suffering.
4. If God is good, then She would be willing to prevent innocent people from suffering.
5. Innocent people suffer.
6. If God exists and innocent people suffer, then: She can’t prevent innocent people from suffering, or She doesn’t know when innocent people are suffering, or She is not willing to prevent innocent
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This means that if God is all-powerful, he would be able to prevent all of the evil and suffering in the world. If God is all-knowing, he would know about all of the evil and suffering in the world and would know how to eliminate or prevent it. Finally, if God is perfectly good, he would want to prevent all of the evil and suffering in the world. For example, Casey’s mom was diagnosed with cancer and has only couple months left to live. If god exists, and she is all-powerful, he would be able to prevent Casey’s mom from suffering from her cancer. If god is all-knowing, then she would know that Casey’s mom was suffering. And if god was all good, then she would be willing to prevent Casey’s mom from suffering from cancer. Premise (1) claims that if god exists, then god is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all good. Therefor, Casey’s mom would not
takes part in suffering even as he continues to heal the creation. However, he admits to be unable
this because he does not want to believe in a God that would let him suffer the way he has (by
a. People in accidents, people with cancer, people having surgery and women having babies are saved
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The problem of evil is a difficult objection to contend with for theists. Indeed, major crises of faith can occur after observing or experiencing the wide variety and depths of suffering in the world. It also stands that these “evils” of suffering call into question the existence of an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The “greater good defense” tries to account for some of the issues presented, but still has flaws of its own.
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God allows suffering and evil, he does not will it to be done. God at any point in time could stop all the evil and all the suffering, but in allowing it he has a bigger purpose for you us. Evil in a matter of its meaning is meant with at intent to do evil. Evil is someone meaning to do harm to another person. No matter how devastating pain and suffering may be, it is not evil in itself. God does not have any evil intentions. Justice is not evil it only involves withholding mercy. God’s main characteristic is love, He does not force evil intentions in us, but he must allow things to happen in this world. God will never cause evil to directly be