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    The quantity and distribution of suffering in the world v... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The mere existence of evil cannot be incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect being.

    The quantity and distribution of suffering in the world vastly exceeds what any plausible greater-good justification could require.

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    • 1.Childhood cancer, predation, and natural disasters cause intense suffering disconnected from any moral agent's choices or growth.
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    • 2.The quantity of suffering (trillions of sentient beings experiencing pain) appears disproportionate to plausible educational or soul-making goods.
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    • 3.An omnipotent being could achieve any legitimate greater good through less harmful means, making current suffering levels unnecessary.
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    • 1.We lack access to God's full purposes; our inability to conceive a justification doesn't prove one doesn't exist.
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    • 2.Free will, moral development, and meaningful love arguably require risks of suffering that are difficult to quantify or minimize.
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    • 3.The claim's standard ('plausible') smuggles in assumptions about what counts as plausible to finite human reasoners.
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