Ruminations About Evil

we have reason to conclude that the God of traditional theism (an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good being) does not exist.1 Confronted with this argument, theists, I suggested, would be wise to acknowledge that it does provide some rational grounds for atheism. Whether atheism is the position that from the rational point of view we all ought to adopt, however, will depend on what else we know or have reason to believe that is relevant to whether theism or atheism is true. While some philosophers may have been persuaded both of the strength of the argument and of the wisdom of the advice, others