The Logical Problem Of Evil

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Premise 1.
God is the --, --, and ----.
God is the all powerful, wholly good, and all knowing creator.
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Premise 2.
---- Exists!!!
Evil exists.
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Mackie adds his own premise.

Premise 3.
A ---- eliminates evil as ----.
A wholly good being eliminates evil as far as it can.
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The inconsistent triad - Mackie.
Premise 1, 2, and 3 cannot be held together.

Believers must give up one of them.
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Which premise; 1, 2, or 3, can believers not deny?
They cannot deny the evil in the world.
So premise 2 is true.
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There would be ---- if believers ---- some of the
---- of god.
There would be no contradiction if believers dropped some of the qualities of god.
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Card 2

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Premise 2.
---- Exists!!!

Back

Evil exists.

Card 3

Front

Mackie adds his own premise.

Premise 3.
A ---- eliminates evil as ----.

Back

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Card 4

Front

The inconsistent triad - Mackie.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Which premise; 1, 2, or 3, can believers not deny?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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