logical problem of evil

Question 1

problem of evil as a logical problem

Answer 1

a priori argument
If God is omnipotent and chooses not to stop evil then he is not benevolent. If God is benevolent and cant stop evil then he is not omnipotent. If God is not benevolent or omnipotent, then he is not truly God. Therefore God does not exist.

Question 2

logical problem challenges belief: god cannot be all powerful

Answer 2

he would have created a world that did not have the potential to become evil or a world that didn’t suffer from natural disasters. He would be able to prevent evil and suffering but as they exist he cannot be all powerful

Question 3

logical problem challenges belief: god cannot be omnibenevolent

Answer 3

would have loved and cared for his creation enough to want to prevent and avoid its suffering

Question 4

logical problem challenges belief: inconsistency

Answer 4

god knows about evil as he is omniscient, is wholly good an is powerful enough to prevent evil as he’s omnipotent yet evil exists

Question 5

CA for logical problem: W.P. Aston

Answer 5

cannot understand God as human perspective limited, only perceive part of what may be the full picture so can’t argue that this counts either for or against God

Question 6

CA for logical problem: Plantinga

Answer 6

god chooses to limit himself to allow genuine freewill

Question 7

CA for logical problem: good reasons for evil top continue

Answer 7

may be a good outcome from the result of evil. pain and disease necessary for development of sympathy, courage and cures

Question 8

CA for logical problem: good can’t exist without evil

Answer 8

without evil we wouldn’t have any concept of what good is