J. L. Mackie was no different, and in his writing of “Evil and Omnipotence,” attempts to formulate an argument on this topic.

J. L. Mackie’s main argument can be states as follows:

1. God is an omnipotent, omniscient, and a wholly good being

2. An omnipotent being is capable of doing anything

3. An omniscient being knows everything

4. A wholly good being desires no evil

5. If God new everything about evil, had the power to destroy all evil, and had the

desire to destroy all evil, then there would be no evil.

6. God has made men so that they have the free will to choose either good or evil.

7. If it is logically possible for a man to choose good one time, then it should

be logically possible for a man to always choose the good.

8. Surely a wholly and omnipotent god would choose

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