God and Evil

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This paper discusses theodicy: Why does God allow evil. This question has been asked by many philosopher. A theodicy explains why God allows evil in the world. The paper focuses on three different theodicies. This paper argues that the Free Will Theodicy answers the question of why God allows evil. This paper addresses how God allows people to make choices and often these choices affect others.

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"If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, & benevolent, why is there evil in the world" ("Theology & Western Religion," 2005)? The theodicy of why God allows evil is a question that many people have addressed in the past and continue to address today. It is a defense of why God, who has omnipotence, could allow people to suffer and how God can allow evil to exist without Him stopping the evil. This paper will argue that the free will theodicy answers the question of why God allows evil. A Succinct Description of the Problem of Evil in the World David Lang tells a story how his grandfather died to save the live of his child. He asks why God allowed others to suffer and die by the hands of Hitler in World War II."

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