Supporting Arguments Of Theodicy

A rational belief in God, who is an omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, is not sustainable due to the evil which exists within the world. This central claim is supported by William Rowe’s evidential argument from evil and the factual premise, which explores instances of intense suffering which could have been prevented with the loss of good or by allowing further gracious evil that of moral and natural kind to occur. Theodicy objects the central claim and supporting argument by offering reasonings as to why God would allow instances of evil to occur and this notion is support by three primary supporting arguments of Theodicy. The first covers the concept of soul-making, the second is that of the free will of humans and the last is the
There are three primary supporting arguments of Theodicy which cover the ideology of soul-making, free will gifted to mankind and the promise of heavenly bliss. Soul-making has the intention of guiding humans into becoming the most perfect possible version of themselves through the development of good moral qualities and by entering into a personal relationship with god. This however can only be truely be achieved in an environment that Nick Trakakis (n.d) states needs to have “great dangers and risks, as well as the genuine possibility of failure and tragedy, can provide opportunities for the development of virtue and character” as soul-making cannot occur in an environment that only peace and happiness in the presence of god because humankind would then never come to truely appreciate God. Freewill was gifted to mankind by God in order for humans to make meaningful moral decisions in a world in which the consequences of actions are predictable and dependable (Richard E. Cree, 2013, p. 160). This means that god cannot cause or determine the actions of mankind, even if these choices result in morally good or evil outcomes, and that means only humans can be held responsible for their choice and not god. The last supporting argument of Theodicy is heavenly bliss and this use heavenly afterlife as compensation for the instances of intense suffering and evil that people have endured throughout their earthly life (Nick Trakakis, n.d). However heavenly bliss and eternal joy is only granted to those who use their freewill to follow in the path of God as the belief of the afterlife is so profound within certain religious practises that past sufferings seem like a small price to pay (Richard E. Cree, 2013, p. 157). Theodicy, with the explanations of