Verified Answers
Theilogicaliproblemiofievili-iCorrectiAnswer-
Theiworldiisifulliofievil-
itheistiandiathesitiagree.iAlliknowingigodiknowsither
eiisievil,ialligoodibeingiwouldistopiitiandiallipowerfulic
ouldistopiit.iAllithreeicaninotistayiifieviliexists.
Freeiwillidefensei-iCorrectiAnswer-
Godimaximizeditheigoodnessiinitheiworldibyicreatingi
freeibeing.iAifreeibeingimeansithatiweihaveitheichoic
eitoidoievilithings-
iAichoiceithatisomeiofiusiexercise.iThisipreservesiGod
sigoodnessibecauseiheicreateditheibestipossibleiworl
dibyimakingiusifreeiandipreservesihisiknowledgeiandi
poweribecuaseiheiknowsiaboutieviliandicouldistopiitib
utiwantsitoimaintainiourifreedom.iTheiissueiwithithisi
isithatiitionlyifocusesionimoralieviliwhichiisievilicomm
ittedionipurposeibyihumans.iThisidoesinotiresolveithei
issueiofinaturalievililikeiearthquakes.
EpicurusiRestatedi-iCorrectiAnswer-
1)iIfiGodiisialmighty,iheicaniremoveiallievil.
2)iIfiGodiisialligood,iheiwouldiwillitoiremoveiallievil
3)iButithereiisiEvil
4C)iHence,iitiisn'titheicaseithatiGodiisialmightyiandial
ligood.
Epicurusianditheiproblemiofievili-iCorrectiAnswer-
Godiisieither:
1)iWillsibutiisiunable
2)iAbleiandiunwilling
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, 3)iNeitheriwillinginoriable
4)iHeiisibothiwillingiandiable
Ifi(1)iHeiisifeeble,inotiaicharacteristiciofiGod.
Ifi(2)iHeiisienvious,inotiaicharacteristiciofiGod.i
Ifi(3)iHeiisibothienviousiandifeeble,inotiaicharacterist
iciofiGod
Ifi(4)iwhichiisitheionlyipossibleioneisuitableiforiGod,if
romiwhatisourceiareievilsioriwhyidoesiHeinotiremoveit
hem?
MackieiRestatedi-iCorrectiAnswer-
1)iGodiisiOmniipotent
2)iGodiisiWhollyigood
3)iEviliExists
4)iAigoodithingialwaysieliminatesi(preventsitheioccur
renceiof)ieviliasifariasiitican
5)iThereiareinoilimitsitoiwhatianiomnipotnentithingic
anido
6)iHenceiaigood,iomnipotentithingieliminatesievilico
mpletely
7)iHenceicontradiction
TransiWorldiDepravityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Consideriallipossiblei(notiactual)iworldsiiniwhichiyoui
alwaysichooseitheiright.i
Iniallithose,ithereiwillibeiaisubpartiofitheiworldithatisa
ysiyouiwereifreeitoichooseiaicertainirightioriwrongiact
ion,ibutidoesinotisayiwhetheriyouichoseiit.i
Ifithatisubpartiwereiactuali(initheirealiworld),itheniyo
u'dichoseitheiwrong.
ObjectionitoiPlantingai(Whichiphilosopherisaidithis?
?)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
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