The Problem of Evil According to Plantiga
The Problem of Evil According to Plantiga
Argument:
Premises:
1.God exists, is omnipotent, omniscient, and wholly good
2.The tsunami caused people to suffer
3.An omniscient and omnipotent good being prevents any suffering that it can properly eliminate(that is, eliminate any suffering without eliminating an outweighing good or bringing about a greater evil)that it knows about
4.An omnipotent being has the power to prevent anything
5.An omniscient being is all knowing
6.The tsunami did not bring about good
Conclusion: God should have prevented the tsunami
The premises listed above are plausible because they support the conclusion.. The tsunami caused a lot of people to suffer. It was an evil that only brought about more evils like famine, poverty, despair, and death. Assuming that God exists, is all powerful, all knowing, and really good, then he could not have allowed the tsunami to cause the destruction that it did. God, as the being described in premise