In response to the problem of evil (‘If God, why this speech?’), theists have pointed to a bunch of apparent goods whose existence either logically entails — or allows for the possibility of — evil. E.g.,
The good of forgiving wrongdoing entails wrongdoing.
The good of courage in the face of adversity entails adversity, …
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