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    It is not the case that Alvin Plantinga's free will defense can be extended to natural evil by positing that fallen angels or demonic agents exercise free will in causing natural disasters.

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    • 1.Empirical evidence for demonic causation of natural disasters is absent; the hypothesis becomes scientifically unfalsifiable and explanatorily idle.
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    • 2.Theodicy shouldn't multiply entities beyond necessity; attributing earthquakes and diseases to demons lacks parsimony compared to theistic natural law.
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    • 3.If demons cause most natural evil, God remains culpable for permitting systematic demonic activity affecting innocent victims disproportionately.
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    • 1.Plantinga's free will defense succeeds for moral evil; extending it to natural evil via demonic agents maintains logical consistency.
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    • 2.Many theological traditions affirm demonic agency; this extension aligns with existing religious commitments rather than inventing ad hoc solutions.
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    • 3.If free will justifies God permitting human-caused suffering, the same principle applies to suffering caused by non-human free agents.
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