Mackie’s version of the “logical problem of evil” says the three statements “God is omnipotent,” “God is wholly good,” and “Evil exists” seem to involve a contradiction yet all are “essential parts of...

Mackie’s version of the “logical problem of evil” says the three statements “God is omnipotent,” “God is wholly good,” and “Evil exists” seem to involve a contradiction yet all are “essential parts of most theological positions.” Why does he claim the three are “essential parts of most theological positions”? Do you agree with his claim? Could a Christian, for example, give up one of the three statements?