Philosophy-of-Religion

If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good, why does terrible suffering exist? This is the problem of evil. It’s probably the strongest argument against God’s existence. The logic is simple: A perfectly good God would want to prevent suffering. An all-powerful God could prevent suffering. An all-knowing God would see suffering coming and stop it. But suffering exists. Children get cancer. Natural disasters kill thousands. People torture each other....

Here’s the simplest argument against God’s existence: there’s no good evidence for it. That’s it. No elaborate reasoning about evil or suffering. No logical puzzles about omnipotence. Just the basic question: where’s the evidence? People believe in God for lots of reasons. They feel something in church. They see design in nature. They need comfort. But feelings aren’t evidence. Patterns aren’t proof of a designer. Need doesn’t make something true....