University of Zanjan Philosophical Meditations 2228-5253 13 31 2024 02 20 A critical analysis of “The problem of systemic evil” from the perspective of embodied awareness A critical analysis of “The problem of systemic evil” from the perspective of embodied awareness 137 155 254843 10.30470/phm.2022.552348.2204 FA Hoosein Sokhanvar payame noor university Gholamhossein Khedri Associate Professor at Department of Philosophy ، Theology and Ethics , Payame Noor University. Tehran. Iran Journal Article 2022 04 20 “The problem of systemic evil” is a self-made concept belongs to Yujin Nagasawa. He unveiled in his article “The Problem of Evil for Atheists”. The main claim of the article is that evil is not limited to natural disasters and human catastrophes, even "the universe is based on evil" basically. He uses the famous example of Charles Darwin for his purpose, which is Ichneumonidae . The existence of this mosquito is a sign of excessive and gratuitous evil in the natural world and a clear evidence of the existence systemic evil in the universe, <br /><br />In this article, while explaining and analyzing his purpose of the " The problem of systemic evil ", we evaluate its contents by the content analysis method. In this regard, while taking advantage of the latest findings of the cognitive science and relying on Nigel's "explanatory gap principle", we seek to prove logically that basically we can have no understanding of the suffering of hosts of Ichneumonidae mosquito because pain understand by the mind ultimately, and since the mind is embodied, and the bodies are different, so there is no way for us to understand the pain of the victims of the Ichneumonidae mosquito, denial of benevolence to actions of God is not reasonable. In contrast, pastoral theology is introduced as a suitable alternative to confirm the incomprehensibility of pain, to be able to empathize with the suffering person based on the teachings of this type of theology. “The problem of systemic evil” is a self-made concept belongs to Yujin Nagasawa. He unveiled in his article “The Problem of Evil for Atheists”. The main claim of the article is that evil is not limited to natural disasters and human catastrophes, even "the universe is based on evil" basically. He uses the famous example of Charles Darwin for his purpose, which is Ichneumonidae . The existence of this mosquito is a sign of excessive and gratuitous evil in the natural world and a clear evidence of the existence systemic evil in the universe, <br /><br />In this article, while explaining and analyzing his purpose of the " The problem of systemic evil ", we evaluate its contents by the content analysis method. In this regard, while taking advantage of the latest findings of the cognitive science and relying on Nigel's "explanatory gap principle", we seek to prove logically that basically we can have no understanding of the suffering of hosts of Ichneumonidae mosquito because pain understand by the mind ultimately, and since the mind is embodied, and the bodies are different, so there is no way for us to understand the pain of the victims of the Ichneumonidae mosquito, denial of benevolence to actions of God is not reasonable. In contrast, pastoral theology is introduced as a suitable alternative to confirm the incomprehensibility of pain, to be able to empathize with the suffering person based on the teachings of this type of theology. https://phm.znu.ac.ir/article_254843_67eec52bc9700a3a55f31410f6585ed8.pdf