The Problem Between Hell And The Hiddenness Of God

The problem with hell and the hiddenness of God, as argued by McKim and Adams, is that both propose the possibility that God is imperfect and uncaring. The problem of hell, according to Adams, the existence of hell suggests that irremediable evil has not been prevented making God, who is all knowing, all powerful, perfectly good and capable of preventing irremediable evil, primarily responsible for any tragic outcomes of human life, such as eternity in hell, implying that God is not perfectly good, all powerful, or all knowing. The hiddenness of God, as argued by McKim, leads to disagreements about God’s nature and existence, and holds humans responsible for believing or not believing. Both problems are addressed to firm believers and neutral
Adams states that people of faith are certain of two things: first, is that “God exists, and is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good”, and the second, being that evil exists (p. 275, para 1). Human agency, according to Adams, challenges the foundation of both those clams by depicting that humans are born weak, ignorant, and without the ability to make choices. Throughout the process of becoming an adult, humans are surrounded and raised by unideal influences causing them to form inefficient habits that will lead them to hell. Adam states that human agency creates an impaired adult who cannot be trusted with its eternal destiny, much like a two-year-old could not be trusted with its life. The problem of hell arises from the idea that God will consign some people to eternal torture based on the all-too-likely failures of humans that are caused by human agency. This would not only make God primarily responsible for the tragic outcome of those selected people, but also make him cruel for creating a harsh eternal punishment for the impaired people who, after living in a world full of it, fell into temptation. Therefore, the solution, for both believers and neutral parties, to the problem of hell, according to Adams, is that if humans choose to believe that hell exists then
The hiddenness of God creates uncertainty about, primarily, God’s existence and the presence of evil in the world. McKim suggests that “it contributes more to the occurrence of nonbelief” than any other thing because there is no encounter or familiarity with God (p.284, para 3). Although most, neutral and non-believer parties, can consider God’s existence, even while hidden, compatible with various evils; the disbelief of non-believers comes from having nothing to understand as an awareness or familiarity with God, leaving them to question or to not believe in the existence of God. The hiddenness of God, according to McKim, establishes problems for believers and neutral parties that are in or seeking to join a religion. Since it is required to have a strong sense of belief, God’s hiddenness creates an internal problem in religion. Choosing to follow a religion, and in so choosing to follow their beliefs, gives rise to the problem, according to McKim, of humans being held responsible and getting blamed for their choice of believing in a certain religion or for not believing. Given all the inconsistencies and alternate outcomes that sprout from religion leads, as McKim states, to the conclusion that if God exists then it must not matter to him whether humans believe or which religion