Re: problem of evil - to clear things up

No, the argument's premisses remain - the giving of free will does not
undermine omnipotence: God could take free will away at any time but doesn't
so as to maxmise good.  The debate stalemates on how much one values free
will: is it worth the evil it causes?

"Daniel T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Damien Stanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
 <snip>
> > So there you have it:  problem of evil -> free will defence.   There
isn't
> > much else to it folks...
>
> The only way to argue against "the problem of evil" is to deny one or
> more of the premises. Either deny that evil exists, deny that God is all
> powerful, and/or deny that God is benevolent.
>
> It sounds like you are denying that God is all powerful, implying that
> there is something (free will) that God cannot control. Or are you
> denying that evil exists, saying instead that this "free will" thing is
> the best possible good?