The Problem of Evil Remains Logically Binding

Most contemporary discussions of the problem of evil assume that “logical” formulations of the problem are untenable, and that we should operate with “evidential” formulations instead. I argue that this consensus is founded on a mistake and that there is no legitimate reason to abandon logically bin...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Betenson, Toby (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2021]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Mackie
B evidential
B Sterba
B problem of evil
B Plantinga
B logical
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Summary:Most contemporary discussions of the problem of evil assume that “logical” formulations of the problem are untenable, and that we should operate with “evidential” formulations instead. I argue that this consensus is founded on a mistake and that there is no legitimate reason to abandon logically binding formulations of the problem of evil. I conclude by arguing that, though it is possible to formulate a genuinely “evidential” problem of evil, logical formulations of the problem of evil are preferable in all cases.
ISSN:2077-1444
Reference:Kommentar in "Sixteen Contributors (2021)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel12030154