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
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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