ABSTRACT
Nowhowisthetheisttocombatthischarge?Well,shemight doitalongthesamelinesbywhichsherespondedtothelogical versionoftheproblemofevil;thatis,bytellingstoriesthat-if true--wouldexplainwhyGodwouldallowtheevilsoftheuniversetotakeplace.Butshemustalsodosomethingmore.By levelingamoremodestchargeagainsttheism,theadvocateofthe evidentialversionoftheproblemofevilhasmadethetheist'stask morechallenging.Nolongerwillitbeacceptableforthetheistto ignorethequestionofwhetherthestorybeingtoldisplausible. Now,anystorytoldinresponsetotheevidentialversionofthe problemofevilmusthaveacasemadeforitsplausibility,where theplausibilityofastoryreferstowhetheritisatleastaslikelyto betrueasitistobefalse.
