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

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 BrodskyUIUC AWashU B3210
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AWashU D4310
Trenton BurgesIndiana BMiami76-5
Liam StarnesUChicago BPurdue B7710
Aden SunUChicago ASIUE A82-5
Davis JohnsonPurdue DUChicago D88-5
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Francis BernhardtMiamiIndiana B12810
Emily ZenUChicago DPurdue D1280
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