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Some theists say "Lower evils (like pain and suffering) are required if there are to be higher-order goods (like sympathy and heroic benevolence)." Mackie replies that
{ 1 } - the main problem is with higher-order EVILS -- like cruelty and hatred. Why would God permit these evils to exist?
{ 2 } - an omnipotent God could bring about the higher-order goods without the lower evils.
{ 3 } - -- he gives both replies.
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Some theists say "Lower evils (like pain and suffering) are required if there are to be higher-order goods (like sympathy and heroic benevolence)." Mackie replies that
{ 1 } - the main problem is with higher-order EVILS -- like cruelty and hatred. Why would God permit these evils to exist?
{ 2 } - an omnipotent God could bring about the higher-order goods without the lower evils.
{ 3 } - -- he gives both replies.
Mackie criticizes Hume as talking too much about the evil of pain. Mackie stresses higher-order evils, like cruelty and hatred. He thinks that these are harder to justify.
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Some theists say "Lower evils (like pain and suffering) are required if there are to be higher-order goods (like sympathy and heroic benevolence)." Mackie replies that
{ 1 } - the main problem is with higher-order EVILS -- like cruelty and hatred. Why would God permit these evils to exist?
{ 2 } - an omnipotent God could bring about the higher-order goods without the lower evils.
{ 3 } - -- he gives both replies.
How could you have sympathy toward a person in pain unless there was pain?
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Some theists say "Lower evils (like pain and suffering) are required if there are to be higher-order goods (like sympathy and heroic benevolence)." Mackie replies that
{ 1 } - the main problem is with higher-order EVILS -- like cruelty and hatred. Why would God permit these evils to exist?
{ 2 } - an omnipotent God could bring about the higher-order goods without the lower evils.
{ 3 } - -- he gives both replies.
He only gives one reply.
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