According to Mackie, it is sometimes suggested that "The universe is better with some evil in it than it could be if there were no evil." Mackie criticizes this position when he argues that "we should be well on the way to an ______________, where the solution of a problem of evil, stated in terms of evil-n, indicated the existence of an evil-(n + 1), and a farther problem to be solved."
A) invalid argument
B) origin paradox
C) infinite regress
D) ethical dilemma

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Mackie is referring to the concept of an infinite regress, where the solution to one problem of evil leads to the recognition of another problem of evil, and so on, infinitely. This makes it impossible to fully resolve the problem of evil by simply accepting that some evil is necessary or that it makes the universe better.

According to Mackie, It Is Sometimes Suggested That "The Universe