According to Mackie, It Is Sometimes Suggested That "Evil Is

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According to Mackie, it is sometimes suggested that "Evil is due to human free will." Mackie criticizes this position: "God was not, then, faced with a choice between making innocent automata and making beings who, in acting freely, would sometimes go wrong: there was open to him the obviously better possibility of making beings who would act freely but always go right. Clearly, his failure to avail himself of this possibility is inconsistent with his being both eternal and timeless."

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Definitions:

Modulation Corollary

The understanding that individuals modify their personal constructs (perceived interpretations of the world) over time based on new experiences.

Range Corollary

A principle in George Kelly's personal construct theory which states that each construct applies to a finite range of events and is limited in its applicability.

Sociality Corollary

A principle suggesting that an individual's understanding of reality is influenced by the perspective and interactions within a social context.

Range Of Convenience

A term possibly referring to the concept of "range of tolerance" in ecology, or if contextually about psychology or sociology, it might not be a recognized term, thus NO.