What do you think goodness is? Do you think evil is merely the absence of goodness (or vice versa) or can something be neither good nor evil (nor both)?

What do you think goodness is? Do you think evil is merely the absence of goodness (or vice versa) or can something be neither good nor evil (nor both)?

2)Is the universe better with some evil in it than it would be without any? (For example, do you think a life of successful struggle against adversity is more valuable than one of uninterrupted pleasure? If so, why?)What do you make of Mackie’s arguments against this claim?

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