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Traviling sucks! I am tired, but can’t sleep. So, what I decided to do is write a quick post on my phone ( so if any spelling is inccorect, then forgive me). As many of you know, I have been deeply involved with the Problem of Evil since the creation of this blog. Many of the post on this blog make reference to this problem. Today, I would like to introduce a very simple post to start things off. The most previous post had much to do with evil and modality. I will merely be adding to it – to some extent.
Many philosophers and proponets of the Problem of Evil (Poe) feel that it is impossible – in light of the obvious inconsistency amid God & Evil- that there is a solution. Why, would they conclude this. Not only is such a conclusion hasty, but false! To demonstrate why consider the folllowing:
1) x –> y
2) x
3) ~y
The previous form is false there is an obvious contradiction present by holding that if X then Y, so by affirming X, y must follow. However, we hold that ~Y is the case -this is false. To make the previous consitent all one needs to do is add or discover some proposition(s) that are able be placed so as to “explain” why ~Y is the case. There are many ways in which this is able to be done, but for our present pourposes, let us concern ourselves with the understanding that we are able to preform such a freat. In the case of POE, we find that God is x and ~x exists. ~ x can be understood as evil. So, how can we calm a situatuion of X^~X? Simply, we could insert some proposition Y. Many philosophers contribute freedom as the proposition. However, the question must be asked: why?! No, valid argument in my opinion has been mad for why freedom is of such amazing value that evil is justified. It seems that even if there were 10* Q of evil is actualized via some free action, the would it not be better for God to eliminate that free action? Any ideas?

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