Solomon's Argument On The Problem Of Evil

The most famous argument against God’s existence is the problem of evil. God and religion is often a hot topic in society and many people often steer clear of bringing up the topic unless they are sure they will not get into a heated discussion about it. Information is extremely limited when it comes to trying to figure out the problem of evil. That being said; the problem of evil is defined by trying to argue that “if god is all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), and just, then how is it possible that there is so much unearned suffering and unpunished wickedness in the world?” (Solomon, et al.75). Theodicy argues that god exists and that he also allows evil in this world. Additionally, an excellent question is brought up upon

This simply is not true and God gives people their own free will; although sometimes ones fate is unfortunate and evil will still prevail. There are many questions when it comes to how evil came to be and why it even exists; which is still being researched many years later. The problem of evil poses a challenge due to the fact that people believe God is a perfect being. When being faced with the challenge of trying to figure out what the cause of evil is and how to fix it, it is “a call for a certain kind of moral growth for all of us, a development of learning to better recognize what is required of us in a world in which there is, clearly, evil” (Sami Pihlström 79). That being said, it forces us to really take a step back and figure out what the real problem of evil is. We need to look at the bigger picture, not just believe in something because it is what’s deemed acceptable by society. In the journal article God and Evil: A View from Swansea it states that God “cannot be causally acted upon (impassability); he does not exist in time (he is eternal); and he cannot undergo change (immutability); God is real, but in a very different way from creatures” (Andrew Gleeson, 332). This shows that just because God is normally portrayed as someone who can or should change ones fate, does not mean that he will. According to Introducing Philosophy; “Eliphaz suggests that man has

Many people want to know why God does not step in and end evil all together. That being said, God is not human, therefore He should not be held to the same standards as a normal being. Growing up I used to have the same thoughts as other people. I wanted to know why God was so unfair and allowed people to die or allowed bad things to happen to good people. It was naïve to think that way, yet I was still a child and had not quite learned how to form my own opinion on the matter. As I grew up and was able to truly understand the way the world worked I eventually started to grasp the concept. Although, not only myself but family and friend alike, still to this day have a hard time accepting things when bad things happen. It is hard not to blame “God”, most people do. Taking this philosophy class and diving in to the material on God and the problem of evil, opened my eyes to the facts and allowed me to form an opinion on just what exactly the “Problem of evil” is. My opinion on the matter is that yes, God does exist, and yes, he created everything but that he does not in fact mean He controls all and allows evil to