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The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense.

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The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense.
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RE: The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense.
July 19, 2012 at 6:41 pm
I guess a general argument against sufferring can be as follows:

If suffering was for the greater good, we should not want to get rid of suffering.
We should want to get rid of suffering.
Therefore suffering is not for the greater good.
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RE: The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense. - by MysticKnight - July 19, 2012 at 6:41 pm

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