The existance of god
The existance of godP1) If God were to exist then that being would be all
powerful all knowing, and all good (all PKG)
P2) If an all PKG being existed then there would be no evil.
P3) There is evil
C) Hence there is no God.
P1) P --- q
P2) q --- r
P3) ~r
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derived Conclusion ~q
Conclusion ~p
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For this paper I am going to discuss Sobers
schenatization of the argument from evil. The purpose of
this argument is to disprove the existence of an all knowing,
all powerful, and all good god. Throughout the course of
this paper I am going to prove that this argument is sound,
and that it does stand up to the soul building criticism.
Before I can prove that this argument is indeed a sound
one, I must first give a brief definition of the terms
validity, and soundness. An argument is valid if and only if
it is structured so that it is impossible for it to have true
premises and a false conclusion at the same time. An
argument is sound if it is valid and its premises are true.
it is important for an argument to be validly structured
because then a stable conclusion can be derived from its
premises. It is equally important for an argument to be
sound, because if an argument premises aren't true then it
can be easily criticized and it will not be very persuasive.
The argument from evil is a valid one. it is structured
in a modus Tollens form which is a valid deductive form in
propositional logic. it is characterized by the denying of
the consequent which in turn denies the antecedent. This can
be seen in premise three. The consequent of premise two has
been denied thereby denying the antecedent. However the
antecedent of premise two is the consequent of premise one.
Since it has been derived the antecedent of premise one must
also be derived. This argument consists of two modus tollens
argument put together and is indeed valid.
Now that I have proven this argument to be validly
structured I will show that its premises are true thus making
it a sound argument as well. The first premise is true
because it is a substantive definition. In other words this
means that premise one is stating a widely accepted view of
god as seen in some religions.
The type of god being discussed in this argument is an
all knowing all powerful, and all good being. All knowing
means that this being knows everything...
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