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    Aquinas's privation theory holds that evil is an absence ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Attributing world badness directly to God undermines God's goodness

    Aquinas's privation theory holds that evil is an absence of good, meaning a perfectly good God can only produce being and goodness, never directly instantiate privation.

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