John Mackie

John Mackie was a philosopher known for his work on the problem of evil and theodicy, which is the attempt to justify the existence of a good and all-powerful God in a world filled with suffering. In his essay "Evil and Omnipotence," Mackie argued that the existence of evil is logically inconsistent with the idea of an omnibenevolent (all-good) and omnipotent (all-powerful) deity. He suggested that if God were truly both good and powerful, evil should not exist. His views challenge traditional religious explanations for suffering and raise important questions about faith and morality.