1.7 - problem of evil and suffering

• moral suffering


  suffering caused by humans misusing free will to do something evil

  war, rape, murder, burglary
• natural suffering


  suffering that hasn't been caused by humans

  earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, cancer
• inconsistent triad

  • god is omnibenevolent
  • god is omnipotent
  • evil exists
  • all three are unable to coexist
• how evil and suffering causes problems

  • if god is all-loving he wouldnt have designed a world with evil
  • if god is all-powerful, he has the power to remove evil
  • if god is all-knowing, he knew that suffering would come when creating the universe
  • if god exists, evil and suffering shouldnt
  • as evil does exist, god is not all-loving, or all-powerful, or all-knowing, or god doesnt exist