Triple
T19580809
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mere Christianity |
E489980
|
entity |
| Predicate | subject |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object | the problem of evil |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: the problem of evil | Statement: [Mere Christianity, subject, the problem of evil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the problem of evil Context triple: [Mere Christianity, subject, the problem of evil]
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A.
the problem of evil
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
The Problem of God
The Problem of God is a major 20th-century theological and philosophical work by Jesuit scholar John Courtney Murray that explores the rational basis of belief in God in the modern world.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e8dd9374819098e36349b3211663 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e640281b7c8190be44268a58df058f |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:42 p.m.