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Essay / Evil and evil: the argument for the existence of evil
This means that if God is all-powerful, he would be able to prevent all evil and suffering in the world. If God knew everything, he would know all the evil and suffering in the world and know how to eliminate or prevent it. Finally, if God is perfectly good, he would want to prevent all evil and suffering in the world. For example, Casey's mother was diagnosed with cancer and has only a few months to live. If God exists and she is all-powerful, he could prevent Casey's mother from suffering from her cancer. If God knew everything, then she would know that Casey's mother was suffering. And if God was good, then she would be willing to keep Casey's mother from getting cancer. Premise (1) states that if God exists, then God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good. Therefore, Casey's mother did not want