Judaism, July 1st, 2001
The Classical Problem of Evil IT HAS LONG BEEN URGED AGAINST TRADITIONAL THEISM, very long indeed, that God's perfections-specifically in the domains of goodness, knowledge and power-are logically incompatible with the existence of unwarranted human suffering. It has almost equally long been urged that the problem is illusory-or at least surmountable; the tradition of theodicy must be only moments younger than the problem. The debate is a philosophical classic, with many ingenious moves on both sides, and epicycles galore. But whatever one's view on the details of the debate, it is difficult-...
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