Religious Studies A-Level
The Logical Problem of Evil
What The Logical Problem of Evil means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of The Logical Problem of Evil
A deductive argument, famously formulated by Epicurus and refined by J.L. Mackie, asserting that the existence of evil is logically incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent and wholly good God.
Topics that use The Logical Problem of Evil
- Problems of evil and suffering (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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