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John Leslie Mackie Evil and omnipotence article The problem focused on in this article is that “god is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists. There seems to be some contradiction between these three propositions, So that if any two of them were true, The third would be false. But at the same time all three are essential parts of most theological positions”: the theologian, It seems, Must at once ad 2710 here, And yet cannot consistently adhere to all three. (staff)

Evil and omnipotence

John Leslie Mackie

Mind, vol. 64, no. 254, 1955, pp. 200–212

Abstract

The problem focused on in this article is that “god is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet evil exists. There seems to be some contradiction between these three propositions, So that if any two of them were true, The third would be false. But at the same time all three are essential parts of most theological positions”: the theologian, It seems, Must at once ad 2710 here, And yet cannot consistently adhere to all three. (staff)