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Evil and Omnipotence

J. L. Mackie’s 1955 article arguing that an omnipotent, wholly good God and evil cannot both exist.

Author: J. L. Mackie
Publisher: Mind
Tradition: Philosophy of religion

Citation

J. L. Mackie, “Evil and Omnipotence,” Mind 64, no. 254 (1955): 200-212.

Where this source is used

Evil and suffering disprove GodSuffering is serious evidence against God, not a proof. Christianity does not explain every horror; it claims God entered suffering and will end it.