Could God Be Evil?

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"The evil-god challenge" is a 2010 paper by the Oxford philosopher Dr. Stephen Law. In it, Dr. Law challenges the believer in a loving God by suggesting that any arguments they use to defend their God against the existence of evil can be reversed to defend, with equal plausibility, the existence of an evil God despite the existence of good in the world.

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An introduction to the problem 0:00
The problem of evil 4:32
The problem of good 7:00
The problem summarised 12:40
Stephen Law 13:52
An announcement 15:18
Outro 16:28

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[AndrewDotsonvideos]

A good god would have let pi = 3 and g = 10

[undgcat]

the "evil is required for good" argument always confuses me because an all-powerful being would be able to change the rules so it's not required

[sasukethighcrusher]

Counter hypothesis: god is chaotic neutral and we're all just his Sims game

[ilonahaun]

When I look around at what is happening in the world, I really only see 3 possibilities:
-He's a cruel sadist
-or he doesn't give a shit
-or he just doesn't exist!

[mattrogers]

"Some evils are necessary to obtain a higher order good." An omnipotent God would be able to create a universe in which higher order good could exist without evil.

[tarniabook]

A good god wouldn't try to pass for an evil god, but an evil god would try to seem good.

[jackkraken]

You're wrong of course. My God is good, he just went out to buy a packet of cigarettes 2000 years ago and will be right back.

[AliceB]

Honestly
This evil god seems far more believable than a good god.

[sassylittleprophet]

I used to constantly tell people stuff along the lines of "I wouldn't be as strong/empathetic/the person I am today if I hadn't gone through XYZ." I didn't realise I was justifying all the shit I'd been put through, like "oh it's okay that this happened, because my growth was the outcome."

Like...no. No child/person should have to go through being abused, molested, raised in a cult, brainwashed, being raised to develop PTSD/severe depression/anxiety to the point of attempting suicide at 8 years old and beginning to self-harm at age 7, and being raised to have the mental illness I still struggle with DAILY (some days better or worse than others)...

Like...just because I grew and am growing, just because I'm in a better place now, just because I chose and choose to be a good person in spite of everything -- none of that could ever justify all the shit I was put through. Like, just no. No. No one deserves to be treated like or to have to go through any of that. The "greater good" is for none of that to have ever happened in the first place. You can be a good and empathetic person without having first been treated like shit. The end does not justify the means. Wrong is wrong regardless of the outcome.

[richieIT]

"Put pineapple on pizza"

We did it boys religion is no more

[DrakiniteOfficial]

Honestly, if God exists, I would be more convinced that he's evil or malicious than if he were good.

[timothywhitaker]

Most of the world is not living in a good situation... most of the world is suffering.

[a.j.kourabi]

Although I am perfectly happy with the recent shift of focus this channel has taken- it is always a treat to see Alex give us a video about God and religion!

[JMUDoc]

Saying
"there has to be evil, otherwise there would be no good"
is like saying
"there has to be cancer, otherwise there would be no chemotherapy".
Wouldn't it be better if there was _neither?_

[josephmoore]

"Some evils are necessary to obtain a higher order good"

"Some goods are necessary to obtain a higher order of evil"

Crazy how that is still valid. This video is great and terrible all at the same time. Great job bro

[SupremeAtheist]

If there’s one, it mus be SADISTIC. Otherwise, how to explain the horror in the world? There’s a WAY more evil in humanity than good. You can tell.

[Marcus]

I just hate that innocent children suffer from many things that they don't deserve and they don't get any help, does god not care about them just because someone took a damn fruit from a tree?

Answer: Clearly not because God does not exist

[DashieNCheekie]

God knew everything that was gonna happen and still created us, he has all the power and control in the world and watches us suffer.

[JMUDoc]

"Is your god good?"
"Yes."
"Define "good"."
"That which is consistent with my god's nature."
"So, when you say your god is good, you're saying nothing more than that he's consistent with his own nature.
Everything is consistent with its own nature - you win the Tautology of the Year Award for 2020."

[theeecaveman]

The more I see of cancer, disease, war, suffering, and then point out that God himself tried to wipe away all humanity with a great flood. Then yes the more I do believe he is truly EVIL 😱