Question

A paper about this issue gave the term “G. E. Moore shift” to describe one potential response to a logical version of it. In that paper, William Rowe used an example that includes a forest fire to suggest an “evidential” formulation of this issue. A set of dialogues by David Hume popularized this issue as a trilemma attributed to Epicurus. Alvin Plantinga attempted to resolve (-5[1])this issue (10[1])by pointing to the existence of “morally significant” (10[1])free will. Theodicies, or arguments against (-5[1])this issue, (10[1])are named after a Leibniz work that claims we (-5[1])live in “the (10[1])best of all possible worlds” to defend the existence of a being that is both omnipotent and benevolent. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this issue that asks why God allows (10[1])bad things to happen. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: problem of evil [or argument from evil; accept Epicurean paradox until “Epicurus” is read; prompt on existence of God]
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Max NealHarvard ACarabrandeis64-5
Will ZhangTufts BMIT A6610
Matthew SiffYale ABrandeises Brew7410
Graham LucasBowdoin BWilliams A80-5
Rajat SethiNortheastern ATufts A8210
Kayla DrajpuchA Brandeis SupremeAmherst A91-5
Eren MicheletBoston University AYale B9410
Derek FinoClark ABowdoin A11210
Kevin ZhengYale CBrown A112-5
ChrisDiamond BrandeisBU B12310
Richard LinAmherst AA Brandeis Supreme12810
Ethan YoungWilliams ABowdoin B1280
Ryan LeeBrown AYale C1280