Religious believers sometimes argue that evil is necessary to achieve a greater good. Critics respond to this by claiming that
A) there is much more evil in the world than is needed to achieve any greater good.
B) there is no evil in the world; it is an illusion.
C) any suffering we experience in this life will be more than compensated in an afterlife.
D) evil is the absence of good.

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Critics of the argument that evil is necessary for a greater good often point out that the amount of evil in the world seems excessive for merely achieving greater goods, suggesting that if this were the purpose, a lesser amount of evil would suffice.

Religious Believers Sometimes Argue That Evil Is Necessary to Achieve