God

Existence

The Logical Problem

• Using evil to refute the claim that God exists
• Argument that the following to claims are logically incompatible
  • An O3 God exists
  • Evil exists
• If an O3 God existed, they would eliminate it
  • Omniscient --> knows when it will happen and can eliminate it
  • Omnipotent --> has the ability to eliminate it
  • Omnibenevolent --> wants to eliminate it
• Consensus --> not valid
  • God might have a reason for allowing some evil
  • Free will is more important than eliminating all evil
    • Free will means some beings might produce moral evil

The Evidential Problem

• Perhaps God and evil can co-exist
• Then cannot be an O3 God and U3 evil
  • U3 --> unjustified, unnecessary, unmerited
    • Evil caused by free will can be ignored
• Evidence of U3 evil is evidence that O3 God doesn't exist

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