The Theodicy to End Theodicy (Reanna)
Thursday, 4 December 2025 13:07![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mint_phalanxThe problem of evil asks how an omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God exists in a world of evil and suffering. It implies the two things aren't compatible. Theodicy is a solution to the problem of evil that isn't "God doesn't exist."
I have a theodicy to top all other theodicies. God doesn't stop all evil and suffering because it would bring about the end of the world.
I was inspired by Jewish eschatology. It states that when Elijah returns and restores the Temple, there will be one thousand years of peace before the world ends. I assume that the peace would be the end of all evil.
I admit it doesn't explain why God would intervene in one person's problem but not another's. Small interventions wouldn't count as removing all evil and suffering. Maybe it's a sadistic choice.
I have a theodicy to top all other theodicies. God doesn't stop all evil and suffering because it would bring about the end of the world.
I was inspired by Jewish eschatology. It states that when Elijah returns and restores the Temple, there will be one thousand years of peace before the world ends. I assume that the peace would be the end of all evil.
I admit it doesn't explain why God would intervene in one person's problem but not another's. Small interventions wouldn't count as removing all evil and suffering. Maybe it's a sadistic choice.
