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1. plato.stanford.edu › entries › concept-evilThe Concept of Evil - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Nov 26, 2013 · But there is evil in the world. Thus, there is reason to believe that an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good creator does not exist. In contrast to the broad concept of evil, the narrow concept of evil picks out only the most morally despicable sorts of actions, characters, events, etc.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Problem_of_evilProblem of evil - Wikipedia

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   The problem of evil refers to the challenge of reconciling the existence of evil and suffering with our view of the world, especially but not exclusively, with belief in an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God who acts in the world.

4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › evilThe Problem of Evil - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Sep 16, 2002 · The epistemic question posed by evil is whether the world contains undesirable states of affairs that provide the basis for an argument that makes it unreasonable to believe in the existence of God. This discussion is divided into eight sections.

5. www.britannica.com › topic › problem-of-evilProblem of evil | Definition, Responses, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 23, 2024 · problem of evil, problem in theology and the philosophy of religion that arises for any view that affirms the following three propositions: God is almighty, God is perfectly good, and evil exists.

6. alevelphilosophyandreligion.com › the-problem-of-evilThe Problem of Evil – A Level Philosophy & Religious Studies

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   Augustine argued Evil does not actually exist. It is merely a privation of good, meaning it is the absence of Good. As humans fell away from God, we fell away from his goodness, resulting in what we mistakenly call ‘evil’.

7. theconversation.com › does-evil-exist-and-if-soDoes evil exist and, if so, are some people just plain evil?

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   May 22, 2014 · Evil characters belong in horror movies, fantasy fiction and perhaps also in religious texts, but surely not in the real world. This kind of scepticism about evil also crops up in...

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   Does evil exist?

   • But there is evil in the world. Thus, there is reason to believe that an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good creator does not exist. In contrast to the broad concept of evil, the narrow concept of evil picks out only the most morally despicable sorts of actions, characters, events, etc.

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   Is evil a problem?

   • If so, evil is once again a problem. By contrast, if God is conceived of in a purely metaphysical way, and if no connection can be forged between the relevant metaphysical properties and the possession of significant power, knowledge, and goodness, then the problem of evil is irrelevant.

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   Does God exist if evil exists?

   • Evil exists. If evil exists and God exists, then either God doesn’t have the power to eliminate all evil, or doesn’t know when evil exists, or doesn’t have the desire to eliminate all evil. Therefore, God doesn’t exist.

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   Does evil exist with a perfect God?

   • There is a logical possibility that evil and a perfect God exist together, but the evidence is against that possibility actually being true. The crucial thing to understand about the evidential problem is that it is an inductive argument. It regards evil as evidence against God’s existence.

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   Does evil have a positive or negative existence?

   • Evil has no ‘positive existence’, only a negative one. E.g. darkness does not actually exist, it’s merely the absence of light. Darkness is not a ‘thing’ but our minds trick us into thinking it is. Plantinga’s response to the problem of evil is a development of Augustine’s theodicy.

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   Does God create evil?

   • In light of the intimate connections between God and the created world, the problem is not just that God created a world that happens to include evil, but that God seems to be causally (and thus morally) implicated in, for example, every particular act of murder, every earthquake, and every death caused by plague.

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9. plato.stanford.edu › entries › leibniz-evilLeibniz on the Problem of Evil - Stanford Encyclopedia of ...

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   Jan 4, 1998 · In this entry we examine the two main species of the problem of evil that Leibniz addresses. The first, “the underachiever problem,” is raised by a critic who would argue that the existence of evil in our world indicates that God cannot be as knowledgeable, powerful, or good as traditional monotheists have claimed.