Mary Matisak
Dr.
Fitzpatrick
PS 101
11 March 2010
Argument from Evil
Many religions are monotheistic, meaning a belief in only one all-powerful, allknowing, all-seeing, and all-good God.
The argument from evil is the argument that
tries to rationalize...
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Mary Matisak
Dr.
Fitzpatrick
PS 101
11 March 2010
Argument from Evil
Many religions are monotheistic, meaning a belief in only one all-powerful, allknowing, all-seeing, and all-good God.
The argument from evil is the argument that
tries to rationalize that the existence of evil in our world today is enough to disprove that
God does not exist.
Evil is commonly defined as something that is wrong, wicked, or
bad and that can cause harm, misfortune, or destruction.
It is said that if God were truly
an all-good god, he would not allow evil in the world.
It has been argued that God
giving us free will allows for the existence of evil, but that may not always be the case.
A deductively valid argument means that the truth of the premises guarantees the truth
of the conclusion.
To believe a deductively valid argument, one must believe that the
premises are true to believe the conclusion.
It would be difficult for someone to
reasonably deny the truth of a conclusion if the premises are b
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