Moreover, as a man's body and mind are both (to some extent) under the known control of his free will, or spirit, this latter must be looked upon as his real _self_. Thus he is not, strictly speaking, an organism at all, but a free being served by organs both of body and mind. They are _his_; they do not constitute _him_. He is the personal being, who controls both. In other words man _is_ a spirit, and _has_ a body and mind. And our present conclusion is quite plain. We have shown that man is a _free_ being, his freedom distinguishing him from natural forces, and making him in part supernatural. And he is a _responsible_ being, his responsibility being due to his known freedom, and distinguishing him from animals. He has thus a unique position. Nothing else on this planet resembles him, and in his attribute of known freedom which enables him to design, and makes him a _personal being_, he resembles God alone. CHAPTER V. THAT GOD TAKES AN INTEREST IN MAN'S WELFARE. (_A._) THE EVIDENCE IN ITS FAVOUR. Since God is a _Moral_ as well as a Personal Being, He must be capable of caring for all His creatures; and we have abundant evidence that He does so, especially for man. But there are two great difficulties. (_B._) THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF MAN. (1.) Some counter-arguments, showing that even if insignificant, God might still care for him. (2.) Man's real importance, due to his mind and spirit. (3.) The supposed inhabitants of other planets. (_C._) THE EXISTENCE OF EVIL. (1.) Physical evil in animals. The objection that it is vast in amount, wholly unmerited, and perfectly useless, cannot be maintained. (2.) Physical evil in man. Several ways of lessening the difficulty. Its explanation seems to be that God's designing evil does not mean His desiring it, as it is essential for forming a man's character. (3.) Moral evil in man. The possibility of this is essential to free will; and wicked men are as necessary as any other form of evil. (_D._) CONCLUSION. God's _Goodness_ includes Beneficence and Righteousness. Having discussed in the last chapter the character of man, we have next to consider, as far as we have any means of doing so, _the Character of God_; more especially whether He seems to take any interest in man's welfare. And we will first examine the evidence in favour of this; then the two arguments on the other side from the insignificance of man, and the existence of evil; and will conclude by considering in what sense the term _Goodness_ can be ascribed to God. (_A._) THE EVIDENCE IN ITS FAVOUR.