Objection · Case 06 · Problem of Evil
Joseph’s story has a happy ending; that’s why it’s in the Bible. For every Joseph there are thousands sold into slavery who died there. Isn’t selecting the survivor’s story survivorship bias?
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Response
The objection is fair about the sample. Joseph is presented as a pattern of the promise, not as proof that every story ends this way in this life. What the narrative models is the logic, not the frequency: the same act is both genuinely evil (the brothers meant it so) and genuinely used (God meant it for good), without the evil being excused. That logic is the claim. Whether it applies to every case is the promise of Romans 8, which stands or falls with the rest of the faith.
About this exhibit
This objection is to The book of Genesis, Joseph and his brothers.
Sold into slavery by his own brothers, Joseph later tells them, “you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” He does not excuse what they did or rename it as a blessing. He holds both…
Under Claim 04: Scripture does not promise believers an easy life, but it does promise that God can work even evil toward good.