Higher Good

Connections List
 * Formal problem of evil
 * Def Good and Evil
 * No good without evil

One common resposne to the problem of evil is that God allows traditional evil to exist in exchange for a higher, more valuable good. Most people point to freedom of will or something similar. This is also related to the idea that evil is neccessary to show the truth of Good.

The intention of this argument is correct but it is presented incorrectly. The higher good is not freedom, it is Gods glory. In order for God to prevent all of what we call evil now, he would have to control all of us to the extent that we should cease to be concious and in control of our own decisions. This removes our ability to choose God, assenting with his power and being rewarded for it, or to reject him and suffer the consequences.