“The Problem of Evil” Do I believe the presenc4e of evil disproves the existence of God? Having never asked myself this question before I am quite sure that the videos swayed my position on the subject of evil and the existence of God. Do I believe that the mere presence of evil disproves the existence of God? No, because do not believe the God has ever shielded us from the fact that both good and bad coexist in this world. It is our own free will that allows us to choose the path of peaceful coexistence. It is unfortunate that not everyone chooses to go in the “right” direction, but that is their choice. Heaven is the place, that I choose to believe, where peace, joy and true happiness begins. If that were true of earth, God’s creation, then there would be no need for a heaven. The Epicurean Paradox, written by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, did strike a chord with me. I was unfamiliar with these questions as well, yet my interest was piqued. The fourth one, “Is He neither able nor willing? Then why call Him God?”, …show more content…
The problem appears to be that an omnibenevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient, God should not (could not) exist with the presence of evil. The theodicy, that I think is best, is the “soul making” theodicy. I like what this one has to say, “it holds that any world leading to personal and moral development must include the experiences of pain and loss” (176). My sentiments exactly! How could we possible state that we are bettering ourselves, without stating what it is that we are overcoming? It is the law of opposites, without worse there can be no better. I actually like Dr. Turek’s statement, “Evil is for our own good”, but like everything (good, bad and ugly) this theodicy has some weaknesses. One is the question of how much pain and suffering is actually necessary? I suppose this question will be pondered until the end of