explain the “problem of good “analogy ,and how it is used as an argument against the...

explain the “problem of good “analogy ,and how it is used as an argument against the various theodicies.

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Problem of Good

The problem of good is an analogy that talks about the thin line that differentiates what is good and what is evil. What may be good to someone may be downright evil to others. This is a personal preference and there are as many preferences as there are people on earth. The problem of good is the analogy that confuses people about the benchmark. If God exists and his existence is plausible then to what benchmark are people measured? There are umpteen religions and as many opinions about good and evil, how does one decide to talk about God's existence based on the suffering and evil endured by men?

The problem of good, as an analogy, asks the right questions in fighting theodicies. Moral principles, scientific views, common sense and even to an extent, historical views are all part of theodicies, each of which is challenged by the problem of good analogy. If there is a God then why is there evil? This is a theodicy. If there is a God, who determines what's evil? This is the problem of good.

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