Do Atheists have a leg to stand on? The Problem of Evil

The ‘big argument’ as far as atheism is concerned is how an all powerful and compassionate God can allow evil to exist. If you think of God in the traditional way as a being invested with an infinite number of blessed qualities then the problem of evil remains unsolved.  Advaita Vedanta conceives of the Self, One soul which contains everything – good, bad and indifferent.  Both good and evil have their source in God. The attempt of the seeker is to go beyond both.  Please share your views on atheism. Do their arguments make sense? Have you encountered proofs of the existence of God in your own life? Also, is it possible to be ‘good without God’?

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