Which 2 statements invalidate the other one? Which 1 is true?

Question

God exists.
God is all powerful.
Evil exists.

Please explain why?

Answer 1

I think you are playing a game....you want us to say God is all powerful negates evil exists. This concept is a very misunderstood idea by non-Christians. " If God is all powerful then why would he let evil exist. If he is not all powerful how can he be God."

God himself tells us evil exists and also that it comes not from him. Your statement perpetuates the myth there cannot be a God since evil things happen. God has never promised us a life here on earth free of evil, only that through God, we can make it through whatever evil comes along.

Answer 2

None of your statements is factual, they are subjective, and being subjective anything goes, meaning that any answer is good depending on the perspective of the answerer. I could say No 2 and No3 invalidate each other because if God is all powerful evil should not exist. But then, another could say that having evil is within God's plan thus they would not invalidate each other. You can not say No 1 and No 2 are true because it is just a matter of beliefs, just as valid as if an atheist says God does not exist. And so... I could go on and on in the subjective wondering. Your question is not really a philosophy question, it's more a question of logic, but then, no logic category has been considered in Yahoo's very limited and short sighted category list.

Answer 3

Is this for an essay of some sort?
If not, then I would say none are invalid from what we should know.

God exists
In order for any of the other statements to be true, this must be true. See, for "God is all powerful," you would need a God in the first place. For "Evil exists," you must have a God that is all powerful and perfect in order to have something to compare to evil.

God is all powerful.
In order to have dominion over everything, God must be there. He is all powerful, but chooses to be fair.

Evil exists
Evil is all relative. Take in some tribes, cannibalism is natural and good, yet here, in the "modern" world, cannibalism is an unspeakable. Without God, Evil cannot exist, because God is the standard to which Evil should be compared to. Also, the connotation of God is "good" Therefore, in order for evil to exist, there must be a "good"


Yet, if you forced me to choose, sadly, for me, it would have to be "God is all powerful"

In today's terms, many people argue and question why there is evil. I believe there is evil because the earth is the devil's dominion and that God must be fair and cannot cross boundaries unless called upon.
BUT many would argue that ok, yes, a God must exist because of miracles, BUT so much evil is prevalent that this GOD cannot be all powerful to stop this evil.
So, in the real world, in most peoples' minds, the statement "God is all powerful" is invalid in today's times.

Answer 4

None invalidate...and I would like to see someone PROVE otherwise.

...part of the essence of God is being omnipotent and as far as the existence of evil, well, simply because it exists does not mean that it is all powerful or outside of God's control. Are you asking something different? Do you mean, if God is all-powerful then WHY does He let evil exist?....and of course there is a whole slew of other things to arise from this: Is God evil? Is something good because He does it or does He do what is good? Does the existence of evil give us free will?....etc.

Answer 5

Evil does not exist outside of God's control.
The same way sickness exists as a symptom that something is not healthy or there is disease or some problem that needs to be cured, neither sickness nor evil operates outside natural laws of cause and effect that govern God's universe.

We would not know anything was wrong and needed correction unless there were bad symptoms or consequences that motivate us to change our behavior. So evil exists and is used in the process of teaching us consequences for our thoughts, words, and actions, so that we learn to make better choices by free will, which is God's purpose and design.

Answer 6

I would say God Exists and Evil Exists invalidate God is all powerful

If God has power over everything, then why are some things evil? Wouldnt he make the evil people obey him? But you cant Prove God exists...so its a weak argument...

Evil exists is true - war is by no means good...

Answer 7

The statement is not in contradiction logically. Even though the statement acknowledges the existence of an omnipotent god, it neither implies that god is good or evil.
However if the underlying question here is if god is good and omnipotent, then why is evil sustained in a world he created? What would good be without bad? How would we know light without darkness? what purpose would god serve without evil? How would we know god without evil?

Answer 8

I'm assuming you are alluding to God being perfectly good. This would cause evil to come into contradiction with god's omnipotence, but since you did not state that it is not possible for God to be evil it was be assumed that therefore he can. So, none of the statements invalidate the other but they do not prove themselves either so my answer is none and none.

Answer 9

Is this a trick question?
Its a trick question isn't it?

All three statements are true.

GOD created the big bang:- GOD exists, GOD is all powerful.

As for evil, check the evening news. Evil is reported dailly.

Answer 10

Evil exits is the one true statement.

God is the invention of man, and in some mythologies god is all powerful... of course there are many mythologies where god is not all powerful.