What, Precisely, Is the Problem of Evil? Give Two Examples

question 15

Essay

What, precisely, is the problem of evil? Give two examples of events (real or fictional)that might raise this problem for religious believers. One should involve nonmoral evil, and the other should involve moral evil. Be careful to explain how these two kinds of evil are different. Draw on three of the theodicies, or solutions to the problem of evil, developed in this chapter, and show how they address this problem. How does each solution meet, or fail to meet, the challenge of explaining both kinds of evil?   Which of these theodicies is the most convincing, and which is the least convincing, and why?

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Definitions:

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