TITLE:
The Problem with the Problem of Evil
AUTHORS:
Shane Andre
KEYWORDS:
Friendly Atheism, Skeptical Theism, Pointless Suffering, Problem of Evil, Hol-ocaust, Bambi Case
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.11 No.2,
May
27,
2021
ABSTRACT: The problem of evil has been around for centuries but as yet no consensus
exists as to its significance for atheism or theism. After a brief historical
review, I focus on the debate between two leading contemporary philosophers,
Rowe and Plantinga, and argue that neither has succeeded in resolving the
evidential version of the problem of evil. It is time to turn from the
theological issue to practical issues about pointless suffering. Using a common
sense approach, I argue that there are countless cases of pointless suffering
and that they deserve our undivided attention.