If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, is God responsible for evil?

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Selected thesis

God is responsible for evil.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    The evil that exists in nature could only come from God.

  • Pro claim 2

    If God is all-powerful, then God could stop evil at any time.

  • Con claim 1

    Evil arises from free will, not God.

  • Con claim 2

    Evil is the absence of God, not a product of God.