According to Plantinga, those who believe in an all-good and all-powerful God must give a "theodicy" (an explanation of why such a God would permit evil to exist) -- or else admit that their belief is irrational.
According to Plantinga, those who believe in an all-good and all-powerful God must give a "theodicy" (an explanation of why such a God would permit evil to exist) -- or else admit that their belief is irrational.
Believers could say, "God must have a reason for permitting evils to exist, but I don't know what this reason is." There's nothing inherently irrational in claiming this. Many things happen that we can't explain.
To show that the believer is irrational, one would need to show that it's impossible (or at least unlikely) for God to have a good reason for permitting evil to exist.
According to Plantinga, those who believe in an all-good and all-powerful God must give a "theodicy" (an explanation of why such a God would permit evil to exist) -- or else admit that their belief is irrational.
Believers could say, "God must have a reason for permitting evils to exist, but I don't know what this reason is." There's nothing inherently irrational in claiming this. Many things happen that we can't explain.
To show that the believer is irrational, one would need to show that it's impossible (or at least unlikely) for God to have a good reason for permitting evil to exist.