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Which of the following is a premise or conclusion in the problem of evil argument? - ANS ✔✔-
it's not the case that an all-powerful, all-knowing, perfectly good God exists.

- If an all-knowing, all-powerful, perfectly good God exists, then evil does not exist.

- It's not the case that evil doesn't exist.



The problem of evil is a valid argument. - ANS ✔✔True



The problem of evil has which argument form? - ANS ✔✔Modus Tollens



Which of the following is part of the reasoning in support of premise 1 of the problem of evil? -
ANS ✔✔- If God is all-knowing and all-powerful, then he is able to prevent evil.

- If God is perfectly good, then he is willing to prevent evil.

- If God is willing and able to prevent evil, then evil does not exist.



Some criticize the Free Will Response to the problem of evil, claiming that: - ANS ✔✔- If God's
free, then it's possible to free and never do evil; and if God's not free, then free will must not be
one of the greatest goods.



- If there's freedom in heaven, then it's possible to be free and never do evil; if there's no
freedom in heaven, then free will isn't one of the greatest goods.



- The good of free will doesn't outweigh all the evil in the world.



- Even if free will justifies moral evil, it doesn't justify natural evil.

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