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Stump God And Evil Essay

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There is a consistent factor in the argument of evil and its existence and that factor is

God. Despite the problem, evil is questioned in the image of God. The problem with evil is why

does it exist, why is suffering and pain necessary? The title of this chapter “God and Evil”

perfectly depicts my understanding of the problem of evil. I don’t believe evil would be viewed

the same without the knowledge of religion and spirituality. Evil is the opposite of good and

good is the notion of an omnibenevolent God.

Stump presents two behaviors of people when looking at “The Mirror of Evil”. The first

behavior is seeing evil, but not acknowledging evil. Most people witness-or in Stump’s example-

read about various evils daily. Somehow, these people …show more content…

Stump’s preference isn’t clearly one behavior or another, but her writing further supports

the first behavior response. I think this is done because it’s easy to view the first response

negatively. While not the best response; the first response is the easier of the two. Most people

get overwhelmed by the amount of ill circumstances amongst humans and it would be hard to

keep up with these afflictions and continue your day-to-day life.

The best approach would be a little of both behaviors. In the essay, Stump mentions a

cognitive faulty that enables us to decipher between good and evil, which seems to be innate. As

an example, there was a long period that I would not watch the news, it is still a practice of

mines. I figured if I didn’t watch the news then I would not have to acknowledge the horrendous

things that are spotlighted and I could avoid the emotions that would ensue. I was watching the

nightly news one day this week and in that night, alone there had been five shootings, two of

which were breaking news and one involving two police officers that were rushed to the

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