New to me anyway! The standard problem of evil is usually presented as a tension between the clearly observable fact that evil in the world exists and the triad of God's omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omniscience. Consider, for example (pace Ivan Karamazov), the death of an (innocent) infant at the hands of some terrible murderous agent. Given God's traits, this death could have been prevented since God knew about it (he's omniscient), he wishes it wouldn't happen (he's omnibenevolent and wishes well for all of his creations), and he's capable of stopping it (he's omnipotent). Nevertheless, the child is killed in some horrible manner. Why?
A New(?) Problem of Evil
A New(?) Problem of Evil
A New(?) Problem of Evil
New to me anyway! The standard problem of evil is usually presented as a tension between the clearly observable fact that evil in the world exists and the triad of God's omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omniscience. Consider, for example (pace Ivan Karamazov), the death of an (innocent) infant at the hands of some terrible murderous agent. Given God's traits, this death could have been prevented since God knew about it (he's omniscient), he wishes it wouldn't happen (he's omnibenevolent and wishes well for all of his creations), and he's capable of stopping it (he's omnipotent). Nevertheless, the child is killed in some horrible manner. Why?