According to Mackie, it is sometimes suggested that "Evil is necessary as a means to good."
But Mackie criticizes this position when he says, "so that if God has to introduce evil as a means to good, he must be subject to at least some causal laws. This certainly conflicts with what a theist normally means by ..."
A) human rationality.
B) theology.
C) omniscience.
D) omnipotence.

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Mackie's criticism is that if God has to use evil as a means to good, this would mean that God is not omnipotent (all-powerful), as he would be subject to causal laws that require evil to be introduced as a means to good. This conflicts with the traditional concept of God as the ultimate source of power and control over everything.

According to Mackie, It Is Sometimes Suggested That "Evil Is