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Evil

Swinburne

Question: Why is the presence of evil a threat to God's existence? In other words, what is the problem of evil? What is Swinburne's main solution to this problem? Explain a little how this solution works. Do you agree with Swinburne's solution? Why or why not?

Richard Swinburne's problem with evil "whether the existence of God is compatible with the existence of evil." (The Problem of Evil, pg. 610). The theodicist, in which Swinburne calls himself, believes that it is not wrong for God to "create or permit" various evils because in turn these evils can help or make a person better, however; the antitheodicist denies the previous claims. He does not believe that God would permit any evil in our world. In conclusion, the existence of evil proves the existence of God.
Swinburne's solution to the problem of evil is that he "wants to show how from a theistic standpoint, the existence of evil can be compatible with the existence of an all powerful, all knowing, all......


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