The problem of evil has no valid defense.

The possibility of God having morally sufficent reason to allow evil is the same as the possibility of a square being a circle ? Pro says. .. "This argument is logically equivalent to "it is possible for a circle to be a square, and the truth of this statement stands until my opponent proves otherwise". Well, evil and an omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent deity logically clash as much as a circle being a square, and the reasons for you to believe it could be differently remain nonexistent until a reason is given. "This is an inept analogy, a necessary condition of a shape being a square is that the shape have 4 right angles. A circle does not have 4 right angles thus it is not a square. As such there is no logical equivalence here between the claim that its possible for a square too be a circle and the claim that it's possible for God to have morally sufficient reason to allow evil. There is no explicit contradiction of God exists & Evil existsPro says about me. .. "He asserts that "there is no EXPLICIT logical contradiction in [the problem of evil]. ""Yes I am, too be more exact, I am arguing that there is no EXPLICIT contradiction in these two premises. .. .1) God exists2) Evil existsThere is no more contradiction in these two premises as there are in say. .. .1) Rabbits exist2) Turkeys existIt should be obvious that there is no explicit contradiction here in these claims. But to give an example of claims that are EXPLICIT in their contradiction consider the following. .. .. ..1) The earth is flat2) The earth is not flat&1) It is possible for God to have morally sufficient reason to allow evil2) It is not possible for God to have morally sufficient reason to allow evilBut what about an IMPLICIT contradiction between the existence of God and the existence of evil ? , as Pro says. .. "therefore, I disagree with this premise; there is NOT a possibility for God to have a morally sufficient reason to allow evil to exist, and it will remain so until my opponent actually gives us a reason, not just wishful thinking. "First, lets dis regard the "wishful thinking" slur, lets deal with the substance of the argument, the argument here is about the logical compatibility or lack of between the existence of God and the existence of Evil. As William Craig puts it. .. "According to the logical problem of evil, it is logically impossible for God and evil to co-exist. If God exists, then evil cannot exist. If evil exists, then God cannot exist. Since evil exists, it follows that God does not exist. But the problem with this argument is that there's no reason to think that God and evil are logically incompatible. There's no explicit contradiction between them. But if the atheist means there's some implicit contradiction between God and evil, then he must be assuming some hidden premises which bring out this implicit contradiction. But the problem is that no philosopher has ever been able to identify such premises. Therefore, the logical problem of evil fails to prove any inconsistency between God and evil. " [2]Now that we have fleshed out where the IMPLIED contradiction is between the existence of God & Evil in Pros argument as Pro now claims. .. "there is NOT a possibility for God to have a morally sufficient reason to allow evil to exist," we can forumulate Pros argument as such. ..1) It is impossible for God to have sufficent moral reason to allow evil to exist2) Evil existsC) Therefore God does not existTrouble is Pro doesn't have anything to justify premise 1 other than their own assertion. It gets worse for Pros argument As wikipedia explains. .. "A logically possible proposition is one that can be asserted without implying a logical contradiction. This is to say that a proposition is logically possible if there is some coherent way for the world to be, under which the proposition would be true. " [2]The logical possibility that God has sufficent moral reason to allow evil refutes Pros premise 1. As such my argument can be formulated as such. .. .1) It is possible for God to have sufficent moral reason to allow evil2) Evil existsC) Therefore the existence of evil is logically compatiable with the existence of GodWith this "valid defense" the resolution is negated. Sources [1] . http://www.reasonablefaith.org...[2] . http://en.wikipedia.org...