According to Parsons, "if any (even one) actual evil is gratuitous, that is, if a perfectly good, all-powerful creator would not have a morally sufficient reason for permitting it, then God ..."
A) is not omnipotent.
B) is not omniscient.
C) cannot be an object of faith.
D) cannot exist.

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According to Parsons, if there is even one actual evil that is gratuitous, meaning that there is no morally sufficient reason for its existence, then this directly contradicts the idea of a perfectly good and all-powerful Creator. Therefore, if such evil exists, it would suggest that God cannot exist.

According to Parsons, "If Any (Even One) Actual Evil Is