PHIL 1413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Omnibenevolence, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Omnipotence
3 Dec 2016
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The problem of evil arises from the paradox of the existence of a) an omnibenevolent and omnipotent being and b) evil. The paradox has its roots in the judeo-christian tradition, and its affirmation of three basic propositions: god is all-powerful and all knowing, god is perfectly good, evil exists. Paradox can be an illusion of contradiction or a genuine contradiction. Based on the three statements, god must kno(cid:449) there"s e(cid:448)il, he is po(cid:449)erful enough to get rid of it, and yet god is perfectly good. Some philosophers use this point to disprove the existence of god. Basic argument: if god (an all-powerful, omniscient, omnibenevolent being) exists, there would be no (or no unnecessary) evil in the world, but there is evil (or unnecessary evil) in the world, therefore, god does not exist. Theis is someone who believes in an omnibenevolent and omnipotent god.
