Search -
Where Was God: Evil, Theodicy, and Modern Science
Where Was God Evil Theodicy and Modern Science Author:Gary A Stilwell PhD Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God when they do? Can traditional theodicies justify evil? If the historical arguments fail, perhaps modern science can provide answers. Theodicy is the term for addressing the theological Problem of Evil by attempting to justify the actions of God to man. The question for monotheistic rel... more »igions is: "If our one God, claimed to be all-good and powerful, actually exists, why is there evil in the world?" The Problem of Evil has produced many atheists who state the Problem as an inconsistent triad: 1 - God is omnipotent
2 - God is all-good
3 - The world contains evil One of these statements must be false. Thus, insisting that our God be all-good and all-powerful we are at a loss to determine from whence comes evil. Does that mean that God is not all-good or all-powerful or, perhaps, does not even exist? Library of Congress Control Number: 2009923773« less