Logical problem of evil

• What is the logical problem of evil?

  If there is an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent god, why do evil and suffering exist?
• What is the first premise?

  An omnibenevolent God would want to prevent evil
• What is the second premise?

  An omnipotent God would be able to prevent evil
• What is premise three?

  Yet evil and suffering exist
• What is the conclusion?

  The God of classical theism cannot exist
• Who came up with the inconsistent triad?

  Epicurus
• What is the inconsistent triad?

  If we remove one aspect of the triad (evil exists, God is benevolent, God is omnipotent) the other two are compatible. All three are incompatible
• What kind of argument is this?

  A priori
• What does J. L. Mackie believe?

  “It is a logical problem, not a scientific problem that can be solved by observation”