... is indeed a weak one, that works just as well backwards as forwards.His argument... — rickyk95
Suppose Im parting from the premise that God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omni-malevolent.
It seems to be that if I can justify an all evil, all knowing, and all powerful God with the same line of argument my friend used, then there must be something wrong with it. — rickyk95
The existence of evil is insufficient to disprove the reality of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God. However, by itself, this does not justify the belief that there is such a God. — aletheist
If an omnibenevolent God exists, one wonders why he allows evil to exist. — darthbarracuda
An omnipotent X has the ability to create any particular thing but isn't obliged to create any particular thing. Absolute malevolence and absolute benevolence weigh equally as logical constraints here. — Baden
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