B.C. Johnson and John Hick continue their arguments to the idea that evil is beneficial since it makes people stronger and more virtuous. Without the suffering and evil, moral urgency would be completely eliminated and people would no longer be taught morals and virtues. This means that God is obliged and just in causing humans to suffer. For example, God would be justified in setting houses on fire with infants in them. Johnson responds with, “All of this is of course absurd” (Johnson 122). According to Johnson, good is not being done when moral urgency is maximized. More people would have to experience even more suffering. What good is it setting houses on fire where people get injured or even die? Johnson states, “The fact that we
