Soul-making vs the logical problem on God creating us perfect

Question 1

A strength of soul-making theodicy

Answer 1

-premise creating us fully developed was logically impossible
-full develop soul on ewhich chose good over evil so require a choice
-so logically impossible for god to create us fully developed
-perfect god create us underdeveloped + allow us freedom to choose good over evil
-so evil isn’t incompatible with God’s existence.
-Mackie’s logical problem seems defeated.

Question 2

Weakness: An omnibenevolent God would not have created us in the first place.
David Benata

Answer 2

-her is an anti-natalist philosopher (argues creating sentient beings wgol will suffer is wrong)
-creating ones who suffer cant be justified by saying benefits of the suffering

Question 3

Final judgement defending Hick

Answer 3

-however, the above criticism doesnt apply to his theodicy
-he proposes no one ever goes to hell+ we have potentially unlimited attempts to become virtuous in an afterlife.
-so huamns recieve eternal good so makes going thru process of suffering worth it
-perfcet god make humans in a world of good+evil as it serves ultimately good purpose

Question 4

Final judgement critiquing Hick

Answer 4

-benatars logic undermines hick
-its only once we exist that suffering becomes justified as for r development
-if never existed wouldnt need to suffer at all
-better for us if we never existed as it would be good that we didnt suffer+wouldnt miss salvation