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    It is not the case that Therefore, the coexistence of omnipotence and creaturely freedom entails the possibility of evil without impugning any divine attribute.

    ?Set your confidence on the premises below to see your aggregate.

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    • 1.An omnipotent God could create free beings who always freely choose good, making divine permission of evil unnecessary.
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    • 2.If God foreknows all future free choices, creatures lack libertarian freedom, so the compatibility claim becomes unclear.
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    • 3.Allowing preventable suffering when able to stop it appears incompatible with perfect benevolence, regardless of freedom justifications.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Genuine freedom requires the real possibility of choosing otherwise, which entails the possibility of morally wrong choices.
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    • 2.An omnipotent God can create free beings without being responsible for their freely chosen evil acts.
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    • 3.Evil as privation (absence of good) doesn't require God's positive causal action, preserving divine perfection.
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