Essays on Problem of Evil

The influence of Greek philosophy on the theologies of the traditional monotheisms was immense, shaping each theology’s conception of God according to the doctrines of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno. The interaction between religious and pagan philosophies was not always welcomed, however; nor...

The Problem of Evil Doctor Ed Martin is the co-chair of the department of Philosophy at Liberty University and he’s an expert in the specific area of the problem of evil. There is one major argument against God’s existence that’s been raised really from the...

This essay will consider the question: ‘Does Evil and Suffering prove that God does not exist?’ The inconsistent triad, first laid down by Epicurus, is often used as a logical refutation of God’s existence. In response, many theodicies have been created, in order to reconcile...

One question preoccupied Augustine from the time he was a student in Carthage: why does evil exist in the world? He returned to this question again and again in his philosophy, a line of inquiry motivated by personal experience. Augustine lived in an era when...

Introduction The problem of evil has always challenged the rational capacity of human beings. The queries like what is evil, what is there evil, what is the cause of evil, is there any relation between good God and evil are pertinent even in contemporary society....

Numerous religions reveal that God is perfect: all-knowing, all-incredible, and helpful. Why at that point do awful things occur? It is obviously evident that there is no more noteworthy impediment to confidence than that of the truth of underhanded and enduring on the planet. What’s...

The problem of evil has been a continuing controversy for theological philosophers. There have been many propositions which have attempted to explain the notion of evil, and how it can exist in a world which was created by an omniscient and an omnipotent God. It...

Religion played a role throughout Elie Wiesel’s life. It shaped him into the man he would later become. His experiences throughout the Holocaust continuously tested his faith in God. He often struggled with the problem of evil in the world and would question: “if God...

With all the evil in the world today and in the past how can an Omnipotent, Omniscient, and all-God exist? Not just evil to other humans in the day to day affairs but throughout history. The evil including animal suffering from natural evils as well...

Boethius, a Christian and a Roman consul, wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while in prison under the emperor Theodric. In the book, he attempted to reconcile the gravity of his accusation and execution with the existence of a just God. Boethius’s approach to the problem...

One of the recurring themes in Shusaku’s Silence is the philosophical problem about the existence of an all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful God and the existence of evil. The problem in relation to the novel can be formulated thus: If there is a good God, how...

Evil and its origins is a very difficult subject to comprehend. It is a concept people have been contemplating for centuries. At the forefront of this subject are the arguments put forth by two of the most well-known philosophers in history, Saint Augustine and Friedrich...

In this essay, I will be discussing how the philosophical ‘Problem of evil’ aims to disprove the existence of God, its soundness and persuasiveness in doing so and why I ultimately believe the premises of the argument to be unsuccessful because of their parochial nature....