Summary Of The Problem Of Evil

The evidential problem of evil is such a complex topic to review. This understanding of evil, may seem like taboo to other students, but it is my personal belief that it must be understood to strength and develop your own spiritual foundation. In the article “The Evidential Problem of Evil”, the author breaks down precisely the philosophical issues of evil. The author helps us to determine whether and, to what extent does evil provide evidence against the existence of God. The article dives into the background of the problem of evil and address orthodox theism. We get the opportunity to breakdown William Rowe’s argument on evil, as well as hear skeptical theist responses. One of the highlights to the article is defense Wykstra provided for evil being present in the midst of all-powerful and all-knowing God. With such wealth of information, we as readers are
From my understanding from reading this article and others, the problem of evil in relation to the existence of God has been an ongoing argument dating back centuries. To be able to understand this ideology we must first understand the concept of God and be able to distinguish between good verse evil. The article addresses one of the most common concepts of God, Orthodox Theism. “According to orthodox theism, there exists just one God, this God being a person or person-like.” This concept paints the picture that God is pure and perfect. The article lists several qualities that builds a reasonable argument in disputing Gods existence with evil present. In Orthodox Theism, God must possess the qualities of being omnipotence, omniscience, aseity, eternity, omnipresence and perfectly free. “The God of traditional theism is also typically accorded a further attribute, one that he is thought to possess only contingently: creator and sustainer of the world.” Understanding the definition of God allows us to unpack the complex argument of evil in relation to