Islam: why and how? Episode 10

Is evil possible with an omniscient and omnipotent God?

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4:28

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The existence of pain and suffering in the world is undeniable. What is said about the relative or privative nature of evils, even if it resolves knots and difficulties in the minds of philosophers and theologians, does not reduce anything from the hardship of victims of these bitter realities.

However, being painful of an action does not necessarily mean it is wrong and does not indicate the ignorance or inability of the one who performs it. Because no one doubts the correctness of a painful behavior when it is performed with the purpose of preventing greater suffering or to reach a more valuable good.

The objection raised against this argument is that necessary evil is good where there is no possibility of eliminating the basis of suffering; but a God who is wise and absolutely powerful should be able to create a world where its goodnesses do not require so much pain and evil.

But we must note that we have on one hand reached with logical arguments the perfection and wisdom and power of God and on the other hand we do not find an argument for negating this possibility that perhaps there are infinitely valuable goodnesses ahead that cannot be reached except through passing through a world mixed with pain and suffering.

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