nd the proposition that a good omnipotent being exists while evil still exists is not possible. At this point in Mackies work he is reaching the end of the introduction and is going to proceed to his next section, ‘Adequate Solutions.’ The Adequate Solutions section is used by Mackie to show how some individual’s adopt solutions to the problem of evil that will conclude by proving inconsistent. In this section Mackie first exposes that there is a large number of adequate solutions to the problem of evil. He then provides examples of some of these solutions. One of the adequate solution examples that he states is that, some individuals use the term ‘omnipotence’ while severely restricting its meaning. Mackie then provides another example of how some believe that evil is merely a lack of that which is good, and that evil which opposes good does not exist. Mackie uses these examples of Adequate Solutions to show that if one adopts any of these solutions, then one will not be able to full realize the problem of evil. Now that Mackie has shown that Adequate Solutions will not prove to be sufficient solutions for the problem of evil, he moves to the next section, ‘Fallicious Solutions.’ This section is where the solutions to the problem of evil will prove applicable but fallacious through argument. Mackie explains that he will be trying to consider whether or not it is possible to arrive at an adequate solution by modifying parts of each solution.The solution that Mackie lists first is solution (i) “Good cannot exist without evil” or “Evil is necessary as a counterpart to good.” Mackie explains this solution by stating, if there were no evil then there will be no good. One will not know how good and evil differ if there is no evil. This, to Mackie, shows that either God is not omnipotent or 3there are some limits to what an omnipotent being can do. Mackie takes in...
