Mackie says, "In its simplest form the problem is this: God is omnipotent; God is wholly good; and yet God is unknown. There seems to be some contradiction between these three propositions, so that if any two of them were true the third would be false."

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Mackie's formulation of the problem of evil actually states that God is omnipotent, God is wholly good, and yet evil exists. The contradiction he sees is between the existence of evil and the notion of a wholly good, omnipotent God.

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