Problem of evil

• Free will


  Is The ability to freely choose between right and wrong and whether to believe in God
• Moral evil


  Is Evil caused by humans (murder, war, bullying)
• Natural evil


  Evil that occurs naturally in the world without human intervention (earthquake, disease)
• Judeo- Christian God


  The God of classical theism (Christianity). He is meant to be all-loving, all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal and forgiving
• Omnibenevolent


  All-loving
• Omnipotent


  All-powerful
• Omniscient


  All-knowing
• Who came up with the Inconsistent Triad?


  J.L Mackie
• What does the Inconsistent Triad state?

  It states that the belief of an all-powerful and all-loving God cannot exist at the same time with evil in the world
• The problem of evil

  An argument against the existence of God. It argues that due to evil existing in this world, it is inconsistent to believe that God is omnipotent and omnibenevolent, therefore the God of classical theism cannot exist
• Theodicy

  Is An explanation of why a perfectly good, almighty, and all-loving God permits evil. The term literally means "justifying God". There are many different theodicies that attempt to overcome the 'Problem of Evil'