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Atheism and the Problem of Evil (view source)
Revision as of 14:25, February 24, 2015
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* [[Atheism and moral depravity]]
* [[Atheism and moral depravity]]
== Existence of evil as proof of the existence of God ==
The Christian apologist Roderick MacKenzie argues:
When someone uses the argument of the existence of evil to disprove the existence of God, they have to affirm that evil actually exists in order to use evil in their argument…whether they are making the argument that the existence of evil does or does not make sense with our concept of an all-loving and all-powerful God.
There is a problem for the atheist when he or she tries to explain the existence of evil. As we discussed in [http://rationalfaithonline.com/what-is-evil-natural-vs-moral-evil/ “What Is Evil? Natural vs. Moral Evil“], evil exists only in relation to good. For evil to exist, there has to be an absolute standard of goodness and justice. One can not form a logical concept of evil without appealing to an ultimate standard of good. The problem then arises: where does this ultimate standard of good come from? Where do we get our concepts of what is good, or of justice and injustice?
C.S. Lewis, in his classic book, Mere Christianity, describes his conversion to Christianity by discussing this very topic. He initially did not believe in God because of the injustices he saw in the world, but on reflection, he decided that the very concept of injustice depended on an absolute concept of justice…which could only be given by an Ultimate Lawgiver. Someone who is beyond humanity and has authority to make the rules.<ref>[http://rationalfaithonline.com/existence-of-evil-as-proof-of-existence-of-god/ Existence of Evil As Proof of Existence of God]</ref>}}
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==See Also==