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The problem of evil stems from the notion of an omnipotent, all powerful deity apparently allowing evils to occur, which in theory He has the power to prevent or stop. ... David Hume argued the logical problem of evil which I will present in premise and conclusion form for the purposes of this paper. ... A perfectly good being prevents all the evil it can. ... Therefore all evil is prevented
6. All evil is prevented and evils occur
While this argument is logically sound, it is certainly not valid. ... Obviously, if all evil is prevented then no evils would occur. ...
Premise 3 should also be changed to read, “A perfectly good being prevents all the evil it can without preventing a greater good. ... He has absolute knowledge and can distinguish between an evil that will affect a greater good and one that will not.
Premise 4 should read, “An omnipotent, omniscient being can prevent all evil and do anything logically possible. Of course God has the ability to prevent any evil that he sees fit. ... According to that way of thinking, God made good and evil people. Why would he make evil people if he is perfectly good?
Hume’s argument for the problem of evil is close to being accurate, except that it is self-contradictory. ... ”
Mormonism
Hume’s argument is an excellent start to the problem of evil. ... While it is extremely difficult to prove in logical terms, the existence of God. ...
The eighth law is really the root of the problem of evil. ... And thus, Moral evil is the practical inevitable outcome of moral freedom.
The problem of evil is largely a matter that could be debated back and forth by several different viewpoints, but in my own opinion I believe the Mormon view to be the most believable and logical. ... Or that God created us in his own image with a predetermined idea or notion of who would be evil and who would be good.
Approximate Word count = 1638
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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