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Reference B.C. Johnson God and the Problem of Evil Page

Word Count: Write between 3-5 pages, but no more and no less than is necessary to sufficiently...

(1) explain the Problem of Evil;

(2) develop one of the objections (of your choosing); and

(3) provide an original response to the objection.

The Problem of Evil is an argument that God does not exist. The argument begins with the observation that there is evil in the world. Your task is to develop and respond to one of the objections to this argument that is discussed in B.C. Johnson’s “God and the Problem of Evil.”

Your paper should do four things:

1. Explain the problem of evil as clearly and persuasively as you can, based on Johnson’s remarks in the article. Your explanation of the argument should be in prose, rather than in the form of numbered premises and a conclusion. However, you should clearly identify what the different premises of the argument are and explain how those premises are supposed to work together to support the conclusion that God does not exist.

2. Develop one of the objections briefly mentioned in the Johnson article in more detail, again as clearly and persuasively as you can. You are encouraged to choose an objection that you think can be made at least initially persuasive, as developing a plausible version of the objection is one of your main goals in the paper.

3. Present one original response to that objection in defense of the argument.

4. Be creative!

Read the SEP article on The Problem of Evil. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/