Evil and Suffering: Lead to Disbelief

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

God is omni-benevolent
God is omniscient
God is omnipotent
God used to be present in history but he now he is not

Question 2

God is omni-benevolent

Answer 2

The Classical Theist’s God is said to be omni-benevolent
This would mean he would want to remove evil and suffering from the world
Suffering, such as world hunger, exists in the world
Therefore, God must not be omni-benevolent or he must not exist

Question 3

God is omniscient

Answer 3

The Classical Theist’s God is said to be omniscient
This means he would know that suffering exits and he would know how to remove evil and suffering
Because suffering still exists, such as war, either God must not be omniscient or he must not exist

Question 4

God is omnipotent

Answer 4

The Classical Theist’s God is said to be omnipotent
If God is omnipotent he would be able to remove evil and suffering
Because suffering still exists, such as natural disasters, God must not be omnipotentwhy can or her must not exit

Question 5

God used to be present in history but he now he is not

Answer 5

God used to be active in history and help people
Nietzsche describes that “God is Dead” in that he no longer helps us and can therefore no longer exist in our modern society
Therefore, God and suffering cannot exist mutually and as suffering has been proven to exist, God must not