The “Problem of Evil” Just Backfired on Atheism Evil actually proves God’s existence. In this clip, Frank Turek flips the “problem of evil” upside down. Atheists say evil disproves God. But that argument backfires. You can’t call something “evil” unless you first know what “good” is. And objective good requires an objective standard—God. Evil isn’t a thing by itself. It’s a corruption of something good—like rust on a car. Remove the rust and the car remains. Remove the car and rust disappears. E