Plantinga agrees with this claim: "If God is omniscient and omnipotent, then he could properly eliminate each evil state of affairs (i.e. he could eliminate each evil state of affairs without thereby bringing about a greater evil or eliminating a greater good)."
Plantinga agrees with this claim: "If God is omniscient and omnipotent, then he could properly eliminate each evil state of affairs (i.e. he could eliminate each evil state of affairs without thereby bringing about a greater evil or eliminating a greater good)."
Suppose that John displays creative moral heroism in the face of suffering. Here the suffering is evil but the moral heroism (which requires the suffering for its existence) may be of greater value. Then God couldn't eliminate the suffering without eliminating the greater good.
Plantinga agrees with this claim: "If God is omniscient and omnipotent, then he could properly eliminate each evil state of affairs (i.e. he could eliminate each evil state of affairs without thereby bringing about a greater evil or eliminating a greater good)."
Suppose that John displays creative moral heroism in the face of suffering. Here the suffering is evil but the moral heroism (which requires the suffering for its existence) may be of greater value. Then God couldn't eliminate the suffering without eliminating the greater good.