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The Problem of Evil, image, image, image, image, image, image, image -…

- - - - If God were all-knowing, it seems that God would know about all of the horrible things that happen in our world.
      - If God were all-powerful, God would be able to do something about all of the evil and suffering.
      - If God were morally perfect, then surely God would want to do something about the suffering.
  - - - Moral evils result from the intentions or negligence of moral agents.
      - Natural evils are bad states of affairs which do not result from the intentions or negligence of moral agents.
- - - - To understand morality both good and evil must exist
      - The 'aesthetic' argument. Both light and shade are necessary to create aesthetic beatuy. Both good and evil are necessary to create 'moral beauty'
  - - - God is perfect. We need to acquire perfection through growth and development.
      - Evil and suffering must exist in order to allow us to develop higher virtues.