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    The problem of evil is the notion that, how can an all good, powerful, loving God exists when evil seems to exist also. The problem of evil also gives way to the notion that if hell exists then God must be evil for sending anyone there.I believe hell exists in light of the idea that God is holy. The larger is how anyone can go to heaven. When I look out into the world it does not take long for me to realize that we are all different in many different ways. We all grow up in many different societies

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    in a world where evil exists, it is logically impossible and that is what created the problem of evil. Problem of Evil: There are two sides of the problem of evil which are the logical and evidential arguments. The logical side states that as long as evil and suffering exists in this world there is no God. That does not only contradict with the idea of God being “all-good”, but also him being “all-knowing” and “all-powerful” as well. Because, if God only desires good, then how evil was formed unless

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    The Problem with the Problem of Evil I am arguing that the Logical Problem of Evil (LPE) is not a successful argument to reject the existence of God. This is due to the LPE arguing with an inaccurate definition for the word “good”. With the correct definition of “good,” I will show that an all-good and all-powerful God can logically exist simultaneously with evil. A response for my objection could be the Furthermore, if we allow the inadequate use of the word “evil”, the LPE still does not constitute

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    The problem of evil is the primary reason people choose not to believe in god. The argument states if god was real then he is capable of stopping all evil from occurring. This thought implies morality and virtue. Us, as humans obtain virtues from evil. If there was no evil in the world we would not need virtues such as mercy or forgiveness. We would not need honesty because there would be no dishonesty. We would not need courage because there would be nothing to fear. A lot of situations in life

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    Does the Problem of Evil show that God does not exist? In this essay I intend to show that the Problem of Evil is a poor argument against the existence of God. I will argue that evil isn’t enough reason to object to the existence of God. I will look at various arguments and objections against each of the Problem of Evils’ premises. Firstly, I will argue whether it is logically possible for evil and God can co-exist. I will then discuss potential reasons of why there is so much evil in the world

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    The Problem Of Evil There are many events throughout the world that occur, that we cannot explain. The evils that exist are moral and non-moral evils. The moral evils that exist are poverty, oppression, persecution, war and injustice. The non-moral evils that occur frequently but not usually on a daily basis are earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, flood, drought, and blight (philosophy. Lander.edu/intro/hick.stml). These evils happen with thousands of people dying daily for no reason. The problem

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    The problem of evil is the notion that, how can an all-good, all-powerful, all-loving God exists when evil seems to exist also. The problem of evil also gives way to the notion that if hell exists then God must be evil for sending anyone there. I believe both of these ideas that God can exist while there is evil and God is not evil for sending anyone to hell. I believe hell exists in light of the idea that God is holy and just. The larger is how anyone can go to heaven. I will try to answer the problem

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    Everyone understands God to be seamlessly good. The problem of evil has caused issues with this statement. God is good, so he has the determination to get rid of evil altogether. If God can and wants to eradicate evil why does evil exist? God is omniscient because he knows that evil exists and he knows how to eliminate it. The problem of evil’ in theology uses the term in a different sense. This does not refer to ‘the Devil’s work’, but to the problem of reconciling the goodness and omnipotence of the

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    The logical problem of evil (double check if name attached like evidential problem) and William Rowe’s evidential argument from evil, show that a rational belief in God is unfeasible due to the evil that exists in the world. The problem of evil is acknowledging the possibility that God, an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent being is not actually, all good, all knowing and all powerful. (maybe delete/change highlighted part). If evil exists then how can an omni-natured being exist? (find reference)

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    are made to explain the problem of evil and why it exists in our world when God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good. The subject of evil and why it exists is a difficult topic to find an exact answer to, especially when evil is presented in the form of nature. Natural evil and moral evil are two different types of evil that take form and cause suffering to humans. Natural evil is “events and maladies in nature that bring suffering upon mankind and nature.” Natural evil can be difficult to explain

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