Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Do theodicies explain why God allows evil in the world?
Position‹5 of 5

No, the opposite: the existence of evil disproves the existence of God

David Hume in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779): “Is [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil?”

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. The only explanation for evil is that there is no God
    The existence of evil is fundamentally incompatible with the existence of God.