Natural evil A third challenge to the free will defence is natural evil, evil which is the result of natural causes (e.g. a child suffering from a disease, mass casualties from a volcano)."The Two Types of Evil". Accessed 10 July 2014. Criticism of natural evil posits that even if for some reason an all-powerful and all-benevolent God tolerated evil human actions in order to allow free will, such a God would not be expected to also tolerate natural evils because they have no apparent connection to free will. Patricia A. Williams says differentiating between moral and natural evil is common but, in her view, unjustified. "Because human beings and their choices are part of nature, all evils are natural".
Natural evil A third challenge to the free will defence is natural evil evil which is the result of natural causes (eg a child suffering from a disease mass casualties from a volcano)"The Two Types of Evil" Accessed 10 July 2014 Criticism of natural evil posits that even if for some reason an all-powerful and all-benevolent God tolerated evil human actions in order to allow free will such a God would not be expected to also tolerate natural evils because they have no apparent connection to free will Patricia A Williams says differentiating between moral and natural evil is common but in her view unjustified "Because human beings and their choices are part of nature all evils are natural"