existence of evil

collocation in English

meaningsofexistenceandevil

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existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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evil
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
something that is very bad ...
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(Definition ofexistenceandevilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This claim is then used to support the conclusion that a free-will defence cannot provide a satisfactory (partial) account of theexistenceofevil.
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The traditional problem of evil is the problem of reconciling theexistenceofevilwith the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent being.
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This innovative anthology presents a series of historical reflections on the nature andexistenceofevil.
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This kind of argument is obviously analogous to the probabilistic argument from theexistenceofevil.
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The problem takes as its focus (2) concrete instances of evil, rather than theexistenceofevilin general.
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Thus, it seems reasonable to believe that theexistenceofevilis more likely in an atheistic world.
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While a defence merely shows that it is not logically inconsistent to affirm both an omniperfect being and theexistenceofevil, a theodicy provides a plausible explanation of evil.
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We are gradually being driven quite against our will to a conviction of theexistenceofevil, a revolutionary thought.
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An essential ingredient of that crime is theexistenceofevilintent.
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Strange incidents take place that make them believe in theexistenceofeviland their life is at risk.
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They did not believe in an independentexistenceofevil.
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This does not deny theexistenceofevilin a fallen universe, only that it is not an "innate" property of creation.
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The logical possibility of hidden or unknown reasons for theexistenceofevilstill exist.
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She might continue by denying other religions, theexistenceofevil, mesmerism, astrology, numerology and the symptoms of whatever the illness is.
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A theodicy, on the other hand, is a more ambitious attempt to provide a plausible justification for theexistenceofevil.
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A variation does not depend on theexistenceofevil.
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By demonizing the many, we cloak the few, and, however unwittingly, ourselves facilitate theexistenceofevilin the world.
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Some scholars suggest that people formulate conspiracy theories to explain, for example, power relations in social groups and theexistenceofevilforces.
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Others point to theexistenceofeviland various types of ugliness as invalidating the argument.
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