Mackie says, "In its simplest form the problem is this: God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet _____________. There seems to be some contradiction between these three propositions, so that if any two of them were true the third would be false."
A) God is unknown
B) mathematics is valid
C) evil exists
D) humans are rational

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Mackie's argument is known as the problem of evil, which questions how the existence of evil can be reconciled with the existence of an all-powerful and all-good God. Therefore, the missing phrase in Mackie's statement is that "evil exists."

Mackie Says, "In Its Simplest Form the Problem Is This