Response to the problem of evil
Is the free will defense a successful response to the problem of evil?
(a) Carefully and methodically (but in your words) explain how the atheist argues that God
does not exist because evil exists. Be sure to explain how the various qualities attributed to
God in the Judeo-Christian tradition bear on the problem.
(b) Explain the distinction between moral and natural evil. Give some examples.
(c) Carefully explain the free will defense. Make sure that you say what type of evil the
defense is concerned with. Take care to explain why a world with free beings in it, who
might cause evil, is better than a world with unfree beings who always do good.
(d) State your thesis (answer to the title question) and justify it. You should explain the
philosophical objections that have been raised against the free will defense (among them
Mackie’s argument). You should also evaluate them. Do you think that they are good
objections? Do they undermine the free will defense?
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