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    God and the logical problem of evil is a debate among philosophers which states that the possibility of an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God in a world where evil exists is impossible. The issue claims that if God were really all powerful and all good, then he would prevent evil from happening in the world. The logical argument relies on the Christian definition of God which states that God must be either all-knowing or all good. I think this definition is misunderstanding, because it is a human

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    To say that someone or somethings is evil, we first need to understand what evil is, and if it even exist. Evil according to the dictionary means malevolent or wicked. So yes evil exists, but can we be truly evil? Yes, the deeds we do can be evil, but does that make us evil? To answer these questions, we look to psychopathes, historical politicians, and psychological experiments to really find out if someone can really be evil. The direct definition of a psychopathes is someone who is mentally unstable

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    the Argument from Evil, the first being the most simple and the third version being the most complex, and therefore the most difficult to refute. All three versions begin with the same three premises, argument points, and all three come to the same conclusion. The Argument from Evil states: If God were to exist, then that being would be all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good. If an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good being existed, then there would be no evil. There is evil. There is no God.

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    Victor’s Responsibility of the Creature’s Evil Actions “The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe” (Paul). Mary Shelley was an English writer born on August 30, 1797 in London, England. Shelley is best known for her horror novel Frankenstein (1818) and the Modern Prometheus (1818). She is that author of several other books which include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), the autobiographical

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    Good Vs. Evil in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde “The battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.” (Solzhenitsyn) In the story “Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr.Jekyll has this battle of good and evil within himself. He has the idea to separate his evil half known as Mr. Hyde with a potion. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde focuses on duality of man and human nature. Stevenson develops the theme of good and evil throughout the story using the setting, characters, and

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    allow evil to exist? I argue that from a logical perspective, a PKM God and evil cannot coexist. I will also refute against claims that evil may be present for good intents, as well as giving examples of the harm it causes in real world circumstances, and how a powerful, knowing, and morally perfect God would not allow such evils to exist. The most accepted version of God, worldwide, is the PKM God, which stands for: all-powerful, all-knowing, and morally perfect. The dictionary defines evil as “profound

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    The Evil Within Us According to the dictionary, the term “Survival” is the act of enduring under unusual circumstances. It is in our human nature to do whatever it takes to better our chances of survival, regardless of whether it is considered “good” or “evil”. This makes it hard for me to accept the idea of natural evil or, for that matter, natural good. So, are human beings evil by nature? I don’t think we can be. Nor can we be good by nature, since both good and evil are concepts we have created

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    When we think of the word ‘evil’ we think bad, wrong, sinful. How do we know what is evil? We are born pure and sin free, we are also born into the world that our mother gives us, it is up to her on how she makes us see the world as we are young. Many of the murders these days come from a family full of neglect, or maybe an abusive home Which could be the cause of the sinful things they commit later on in life. A family full of problems and hate can make you carry hate in your heart which could potentially

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    Evil is prevalent all day every day. There is nowhere where a person could go to get away from it or to hide from it. The fateful day that Adam ate of the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden bringing evil into the world along with its devastating effects. The effects of evil can be seen everywhere from death and disease to murders, rage, riots, and everything else morally reprehensible. There is no going back to the day before evil, so how do Christians cope with evil and the fact that God allows

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    Is it logically consistent to say that a universe that contains some evil is better than a universe that contains no evil? A universe that contains some evil is better than a universe that contain no evil. While it is hard to prove Mackie’s problem of evil as completely true, it is not hard to understand his stance on counterparts. Mackie explains that every object in life has a counterpart and without that counterpart the object would not exist. The world would not know sweet without sour, or red

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