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Christian theologians commonly declare that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by [[God]]. Therefore, even what appears to many as bad is actually part of God's perfect plan. For example, adversity improves Christian character.
Christian theologians commonly declare that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by [[God]]. Therefore, even what appears to many as bad is actually part of God's perfect plan. For example, adversity improves Christian character.
Encyclopedia Britannica's article [Best of all possible worlds] states:
Encyclopedia Britannica's article ''Best of all possible worlds'' states:
{{Cquote|Best of all possible worlds, in the philosophy of the early modern philosopher [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz] (1646–1716), the thesis that the existing world is the best world that God could have created.
{{Cquote|Best of all possible worlds, in the philosophy of the early modern philosopher [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz] (1646–1716), the thesis that the existing world is the best world that God could have created.