Responses to the problem of evil have traditionally been in three types: refutations, defenses, and theodicies. The problem of evil is generally formulated in two forms: the logical problem of evil …

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 …

Jan 3, 2026 · 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, …

The problem of evil as it is standardly presented concerns both sorts of evil. But the strongest version of the argument focuses on natural evil alone; and that is the version we shall discuss.

The problem of evil says God’s existence is in some sense incompatible with the existence of pain, suffering, and evil. The argument is that if an omnipotent (all-powerful) and …

These facts about evil and suffering seem to conflict with the orthodox theist claim that there exists a perfectly good God. The challenge posed by this apparent conflict has come to be …

The problem of evil is a central topic in the philosophy of religion that examines whether, and how, belief in a morally perfect, all-powerful, and all-knowing God can be reconciled with the …

Objections to Premise (2): If good and evil are in some intertwined, there’s some sense in which you can’t have one without the other. We shouldn’t assume that an omnipotent benevolent …

The problem of evil is a philosophical and theological dilemma that questions the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving God in light of the presence of evil and suffering in the …

Augustine's answer is that evil has entered into the universe through the culpable volitions of free creatures, angels and humans. Their sin consisted, not in choosing positive evil (for there is no …