The Evidential Problem Of Evil

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What is known about the ---- in the world is evidence against ----.
What is known about the evil and suffering in the world is evidence against the existence of god.
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Rowe-

Intense human and ----.
Occurs ----.
Great ---- in ----.
Intense human and animal suffering.
Occurs on a daily basis.
Great plentitude in our world.
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This type of suffering is ----.
This type of suffering is not required for a greater good.
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Pointless animal suffering - Fawn Analogy.

Lightning ----.
A ---- starts.
A fawn is ---- and ----.
It lies in ----, taking days to ----.
Lightning strikes a dead tree.
A forest fire starts.
A fawn is trapped and burned.
It lies in agony, taking days to die.
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The agony of the fawn is ---- and ----.
The agony of the fawn is pointless and preventable.
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Rowe accepts that this does not prove that ----.
Rowe accepts that this does not prove that god
doesn't exist.
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Such evil makes it ---- to believe in there being no ----, ---- who ----.
Such evil makes it reasonable to believe in there being no powerful, wholly good good who created the world.
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Card 2

Front

Rowe-

Intense human and ----.
Occurs ----.
Great ---- in ----.

Back

Intense human and animal suffering.
Occurs on a daily basis.
Great plentitude in our world.

Card 3

Front

This type of suffering is ----.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Pointless animal suffering - Fawn Analogy.

Lightning ----.
A ---- starts.
A fawn is ---- and ----.
It lies in ----, taking days to ----.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The agony of the fawn is ---- and ----.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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