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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for God
The Problem of Evil: Atheistic and Theistic Responses

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1

The difficulty of reconciling the existence of suffering in the world with the existence of God is known as the traditional problem of .
2

Philosophers traditionally distinguish between moral evil and evil.
3

The attempt to justify God's permitting evil in the world is called a .
4

John Hick's -making defense to the problem of evil is a version of the greater goods defense.
5

The claim that the exercise of free choices requires a dependable system of causes and effects in the world is a central part of the defense response to the problem of evil.