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Does the Presence of Evil in the World Prevent God from Being Omnibenevolent?
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Jason Wasserman 10/27/03 Introduction to Philosophy Paper #1 Does the Presence of Evil in the World Prevent God from Being Omnibenevolent? For centuries the debate has worn on about whether or not God exists. The arguments supporting the existence of God essentially say that God is some inconceivable, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent being had to have created the universe. The predominant argument against the existence of God is the existence of evil. Therefore, assuming that God does exist, one must prove whether or not the presence of evil prevents God from being omnibenevolent. I propose two arguments for why God is omnibenevolent. The first argument states that God is both omnibenevolent and omnimalevolent, but is indifferent to both good and evil. The second argument states that God is omnibenevolent because some evil must exist in the world in order for a greater good to occur. Theists first assume that God is limitless or beyond anything...
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