02 Challenges To Religion - A Problem Of Evil

Question 1

What is a Christian apologist?

Answer 1

Defends God.

Question 2

Who is Stephen Fry?

Answer 2

A new atheist

Question 3

What is a new atheist?

Answer 3

They think that everyone should stop believing in God.

Question 4

What is moral evil?

Answer 4

Any suffering that is brought about by the free-will agent.

Question 5

What can free-will agents’ actions result in due to their ability to choose ‘good’ or ‘evil’?

Answer 5

The suffering of others.

Question 6

What did God allow causing us to question how he made us?

Answer 6

Moral evil.

Question 7

What is natural evil?

Answer 7

Any suffering that is brought about as a consequence of the events outside the control of free-will agents.
Events that occur as part of natural order.

Question 8

What is omnibonevolece?

Answer 8

All loving

Question 9

What is omnipotence?

Answer 9

All powerful.

Question 10

What is omniscience?

Answer 10

All knowing

Question 11

What is eternal?

Answer 11

Has always existed and will always be here.

Question 12

What features does a God of classical theism have?

Answer 12

•omnibonevolence
•omnipotence
•omniscience
•eternal

Question 13

How does omnibonevolence relate to suffering?

Answer 13

He would want to end suffering.

Question 14

How does omnipotence relate to suffering?

Answer 14

Would have the ability to end suffering.

Question 15

How does omniscience relate to suffering?

Answer 15

Would know how to end suffering and how future events would turn out.

Question 16

How does eternal relate to suffering?

Answer 16

Creates ex-nihilo so is ultimately responsible for everything.