Malick and Logical Consistency
J.L. Mackie formulated the logical Problem of Evil as a strict inconsistency: God omnipotent, God omnibenevolent, and evil exist form an inconsistent triad. No one proposition can be true if the others are. Mackie's formulation gave the problem rigorous philosophical structure.
Real World
Mackie's argument mirrors a legal impossibility claim: just as a court cannot acquit someone who is provably guilty AND innocent simultaneously, a fully good, fully powerful God and real evil cannot logically coexist.
Exam Focus
Spell out Mackie's 'inconsistent triad' explicitly; listing all three propositions and explaining the contradiction earns AO1 marks many students miss.
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