CLAIM: In Anthony Mackie's Evil and Omnipotence, it is argued that a rational, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient God is incompatible with the existence of evil. Assuming that we agree with his statement, it would be rational to doubt God's existence due to the quantity and allocation of evil in our world.
CLARIFICATION: The God in question is the western God--the God worshipped by Christians, Jews, etc. He is charged with creating the world and everything in it. Theologists also claim that He is omnibenevolent, meaning that He is all-loving, or infinitely good. He is believed to be omnipotent, meaning that He is all-powerful. The theological God is also alleged to be omniscient, meaning that He is all-seeing, possessing unlimited knowledge and understanding of the universe. Lastly, the God in this case is rational, meaning that His actions are reasonable and sensible. Evil is defined as anything that causes suffering.…show more content… Would an omnibenevolent God allow the innumerable amount of evil currently in this world? And why is evil distributed the way it is? Think about the millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are often malnourished, riddled with disease, and suffering from poverty. Many of them have no respite from the evil they suffer. Countless young girls are able to feed themselves by selling their bodies. They might be able to fill their stomachs for a day, but contract HIV through sex work. They continue to suffer over and over again. Meanwhile, the children of millionaires spend a fortune on clothes and parties, and rarely any suffering comes to them. Even if evil was necessary for good, it is not essential for this much evil to exist in the world. If there exists an omnibenevolent, omnipotent, rational God, would he not wipe out the evil, or at least make sure it was distributed more