Problem of evil, problem in philosophy of religion that arises for any view that affirms the following three propositions: God is almighty, God is perfectly good, and evil exists. ​

1. PROBLEM OF EVIL!

2. Etymology
of the word
evil
• A manifestation of profound immorality and wickedness,
especially in people's actions also regarded as a supernatural
force.
• In religion evil is understood to be an opposition to God as
well as something unsuitable or inferior.

3. Problem of evil, problem in philosophy of religion that arises for any view that affirms the following three
propositions: God is almighty, God is perfectly good, and evil exists.
David Hume in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion , “Is [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is
he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is
evil?”.
This problem has also been the basis of a positive argument for atheists. A perfectly good being would eliminate
evil as far as it could; there is no limit to what an omnipotent being can do; therefore, if God exists, there
would be no evil in the world; there is evil in the world.
In the problem of evil itself, evil is understood to encompasses ethical or moral evil, natural evil and
supernatural evil.

4. The Problem
of evil
The Problem of Evil is clearly the biggest problem for those
who believe there is an omni-God
While we say “the problem of evil”, in reality, there are
thousands of different ways to argue from evil to the non-
existence of God
For instance, one can try to argue against a God because there
is evil, because there is horrendous evil, because we are able to
do evil, because innocent people suffer, because of the
distribution of suffering across people, etc.
For present purposes, we will focus on two versions: one of
each type of non-existence proof.
Let us call versions of the problem of evil which try to show a
contradiction in the concept of God the logical problem of evil
This is contrasted with the evidential problem of evil which
says that we have good evidence for thinking there is no God
because we don’t see the things we would expect to see if there
was a God

5. The Logical
problem of evil
(1)If God exists, then God is all good, all powerful, and all knowing and allows
evil.
(2)If God is all good, then he would want to eliminate evil.
(3) If God is all powerful, then he can eliminate evil.
(4) If God is all knowing, then he is aware of any evil that exists.
(5) If there is a being that knows about all evil, wants to eliminate evil, and is
able to eliminate all evil, then that being would not allow there to be any evil
in the world.
(C) Therefore, God does not exist OR WHY?

6. • It is a claim of necessity−necessarily, if there is a being having all the
properties of God, then that being would not allow any evil in the world.
• The idea of a God who allows evil is just as contradictory on this view as
the idea of a round-square.
• If we could provide some way of there being a square circle then it would
show that there was no contradiction in the concept.
• Some philosophers, theologians and theists take theodicy as a defense of
this argument which talks about why god allows evil in this world.
• A theist' response to this logical argument is a defense and as of now
historically the important explanation about the problem of evil
FREEWILL.

7. Plantinga' FREEWILL defense
Plantinga pointed out that God, though omnipotent, could not be expected
to do literally anything. God could not, for example, create square circles,
act contrary to his nature, or, more relevantly, create beings with free will
that would never choose evil. Taking this latter point further, Plantinga
argued that the moral value of human free will is a credible offsetting
justification that God could have as a morally justified reason for
permitting the existence of evil. Plantinga did not claim to have shown that
the conclusion of the logical problem is wrong, nor did he assert that God's
reason for allowing evil is, in fact, to preserve free will. Instead, his
argument sought only to show that the logical problem of evil was unsound.

8. Evidential Problem of evil
Evidential arguments from evil seeks to show the presence of evil in this world inductively
supports and more likely claim that god doesn't exist.
There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being
could have prevented without thereby losing some greater good or permitting some
evil equally bad or worse.
An omniscient, wholly good being would prevent the occurrence of any intense
suffering it could, unless it couldn't do so without thereby losing some greater good or
permitting some evil equally bad or worse.
(Therefore) There doesn't exist an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good being. This is
according to ROWE.

9. PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS
• Evil in this world is permitted and allowed by god because there is
freewill in this material world for mankind.
• Can supernatural evil can be considered as god' opponent?
• Without immorality can there be anything moral? Or what or who
defines moral things as moral?
• God's condemnation of evil is subsequently believed to be executed and
expressed in his created world on the JUDGEMENT DAY!
• Is god morally vile at times? I would rather say our language is limited
to describe and define certain attributes of god.
• He is the supreme being and the decider in the divine play.
• The fruit of knowledge which was created by god in the garden of
Eden encompassed both good and evil by which we can say knowledge
consists of both good and evil.

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "The Problem of Evil".
Rowe, William L. (1979). "The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of
Atheism". American Philosophical Quarterly.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "The Logical Problem of Evil", James
R. Beebe
Adams, Marilyn McCord (1999). Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God.
Cornell University Press.(THEODICY)