The argument from natural evil, in its most basic form, states that if there is an omniGod (a being that is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good) then there would be no natural evil in the world, but because there is natural evil in the world, an omniGod does not exist. A theodicy is a form o...

If there is a philosophical question that will be debated over until the end of time, it will be the existence of god. In debating the existence of god, we must consider all arguments for and against whether or not god exists. The most commonly debated argument when arguing against god is the proble...

The problem of evil in the world often raises many questions about God and whether he is actually omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent. If God is so good, how can his world be so bad? Many people have even deserted their faith because of the problem of evil. Take September 11 as an example....

One of the most widely discussed arguments for atheism is "The Problem of Evil". Many atheists have based their beliefs on this argument, and think it is a very strong argument for the non-existence of God. The argument asks whether the presence of evil in the world contradicts the exist...

Evil, a God which is omnipotent and a God which is morally perfect; the problem of evil is the problem that revolves around the co-existence of the above. Arguably, when any two of these exist, it would be impossible for the third to co-exist. For if God is morally perfect, he would have created a w...

Throughout this course, in class discussion we have again and again touched upon the dilemma of God's character with relevance to the existence of evil. Various authors have tried to address this problem, taking many different approaches to try and reconcile the existence of an all-powerful, a...

The problem of evil is given in one of two ways. One way is natural evil, which consists of hurricanes, earth quakes, diseases, etc. This can be considered evil because hurricanes can destroy communities with their high winds and diseases like cancer can put people through long anguishing deaths. T...