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    It is not the case that Therefore, most classical theistic proofs are evidentially irrelevant to offsetting the probabilistic argument from evil because they do not target the right set of divine properties.

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    • 1.If God's existence is established, rational inference can extend to divine properties; omnipotent creators plausibly possess moral perfection.
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    • 2.The argument conflates epistemic irrelevance with practical irrelevance; theistic proofs strengthen overall case for classical theism.
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    • 3.Defenders can supplement classical proofs with theodicies that directly address evil while relying on proven divine existence as foundation.
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    • 1.The probabilistic argument from evil targets omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence specifically as a unified bundle.
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    • 2.Classical theistic proofs (cosmological, ontological, teleological) establish only a first cause or necessary being, not benevolence.
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    • 3.Proving God exists tells us nothing about whether that God has the specific moral character the evil argument challenges.
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