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Religious responses to the problem of evil are concerned with reconciling the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God. [1][2] The problem of evil is acute for monotheistic religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism whose religion is based on such a God. [3][4] But the question of "why does ...
The existence of evil and suffering is important because it can cause problems for Christians’ belief in God. God is described as all-loving, as stated in Psalms close Psalms A book in the Old ...
May 13, 2022 · Updated May 13, 2022. The "problem of evil" is a philosophical question regarding how the following three ideas can coexist: God is almighty, God is perfectly good, and evil exists. Saint Basil the Great, an influential Christian of the 4th century, offers an answer to the "problem of evil", saying "No one who is in this world will deny that ...
Oct 23, 2024 · Theistic responses. Religious believers have had recourse to two main strategies. One approach is to offer a theodicy, an account of why God chooses to permit evil in the world (and why he is morally justified in so choosing)—e.g., that it is a necessary consequence of sin or that, as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz claimed, this is the “ best of all possible worlds.”
Whale, The Christian Answer to the Problem of Evil (New York: Abingdon Press, 1936), p. 20: “Objections to this are obvious, but two must suffice here.” 14. Whale, Christian Answer , p. 21: “The other objection is that if one of the fundamental elements of human experience is an illusion, this fact is itself an evil; the problem is not solved, it is merely pushed one stage further back.”
Jan 23, 2024 · It assumes at least two things: (1) God and evil are the only factors, and (2) the evil we experience represents a worst-case scenario. Both assumptions are problematic. First, God and evil are not the only factors in the equation. There are other creatures involved.
May 18, 2020 · It only reflects upon the “why” of the reality of evil. One thing we know for sure is that evil does exist. It exists, if nowhere else, in us and in our behavior. We know that the force of evil is extraordinary and brings great pain and suffering into the world. We also know that God is sovereign over it and in His sovereignty will not ...
