The Existence of Evil

Eaton O'Neill
Bible Pd. 4
10-3-99
The Existence of Evil
Karl Rahner once said, "The problem of evil is a problem which no human can ignore; it is universal, universally oppressive, and {a problem which} touches our existence at its very roots." Examples of evil occur across the globe from petty theft to murder. In fact, by the time anyone finishes reading a 200-page book, "ten thousand children will starve, four thousand will be brutally beaten by their parents, and one thousand will be raped." Even from the beginning of time, back to Adam and Eve, there was evil. The entire scene in…