anonymous person
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It's an implication of omnibenevolence, among other things - that such an entity would necessarily create the best possible world it could, and an omnipotent entity could create a world it was not possible to better.
I see no reason why omnibenevolence and omnipotence would entail or imply this.
One could argue that there's no best possible world, or that a better world is always possible,
Seems like that would be the case to me.
but that leads to the reductio ad absurdum that an omnibenevolent could create a world of evil without any moral difficulties, which is troubling.
I'm not following you here.
It's not the most robust flag that the POE rebuttal is flaky - there are better ones, but it is easier to follow in a forum.
The logical problem of evil has been dissolved. Evidential or probabilistic versions fare better, but they are not insurmountable.
With regards to an example of a morally sufficient reason for God allowing evil for a greater good, I can think of no better example than the crucifixion of Christ whose death and resurrection makes it possible for men to be reconciled to God and to be able to know God and to enter into an intimate relationship with Him, an incommensurable good.
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