Topic > Evil and Evil: The Argument for the Existence of Evil

This means that if God is omnipotent, He would be able to prevent all the evil and suffering in the world. If God were omniscient, He would know all the evil and suffering in the world and know how to eliminate or prevent it. Finally, if God were perfectly good, he would want to prevent all evil and suffering in the world. For example, Casey's mom was diagnosed with cancer and only has a couple months to live. If God existed and she were omnipotent, she would be able to prevent Casey's mother from suffering from cancer. If God is omniscient, then He would know that Casey's mom was suffering. And if God was good, then she would be willing to prevent Casey's mom from getting cancer. Premise (1) states that if God exists, then He is omnipotent, omniscient, and all-good. Therefore, Casey's mom wouldn't do it