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[Schoonenberg’s example gives us a way to think about evil^physical and evil^metaphysical as “a deprivation of a good through subject₁” and as “a limitation built into subject₍₃₎”, respectively.

Let us say that an earthquake creates a tsunami that cascades over a coast, depriving animals of their habitat whereupon they die due to their limitations.

“Physical evil” pertains to “the change in habitat that emerges from the natural subject (of geological processes₁)”.

“Metaphysical evil” pertains to “the normal context (determination₃) that emerges from the actuality of the habitat change plus the limitations of animal life₍₃₎”.

In short, “physical evil” creates circumstances (the deprivation of goods) where “metaphysical evil” (the limitations of subjects₍₃₎) comes into play.

Technically, this may be expressed in nested form:

physical evil₂₍₁₎ :  ___₃(earthquake that radically alters habitat₂( … proceeds from natural subject₁; geological processes₁))

metaphysical evil₃₍₂₎ :  … determines status₃ of natural subjects₍₃₎; that is, living forms₍₃₎( radically altered habitat plus limitations of living beings₂( ___ ₁))

This precisely parallels the exposition of knowledge₃₍₂₎ and will₂₍₁₎ in prior blogs.]