the problem of evil
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The problem of evil is a central philosophical and theological issue that questions how an all-powerful, all-knowing, and benevolent God can coexist with the existence of suffering and moral wrongdoing in the world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the problem of evil canonical | 3 |
| problem of evil | 2 |
| The Problem of Evil (topic) | 1 |
| The problem of evil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19285357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the problem of evil Context triple: [Waiting for God, hasTheme, the problem of evil]
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The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that rigorously examines how the existence of suffering and evil relates to belief in an all-powerful, all-good God.
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Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy
"God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy" is a philosophical and theological work by David Ray Griffin that develops a process theology approach to the problem of evil and divine power.
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God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
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Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal is a 1710 philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and omnipotence of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the problem of evil Target entity description: The problem of evil is a central philosophical and theological issue that questions how an all-powerful, all-knowing, and benevolent God can coexist with the existence of suffering and moral wrongdoing in the world.
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A.
The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that rigorously examines how the existence of suffering and evil relates to belief in an all-powerful, all-good God.
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B.
Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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C.
God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy
"God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy" is a philosophical and theological work by David Ray Griffin that develops a process theology approach to the problem of evil and divine power.
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D.
God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
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E.
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal is a 1710 philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and omnipotence of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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