A. The Problem Of Evil And Suffering

Question 1

Moral evil

Answer 1

Evil caused by a free will agent

Question 2

Natural evil

Answer 2

Evil caused by means of a force outside of the control of free will agents - ‘nature’

Question 3

The fall

Answer 3

The events of Genesis chapter 3 where Adam and Eve face gods punishment for disobeying his divine command not to eat of the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil

Question 4

Classical theism

Answer 4

Belief in an omipotent, omnsicient, omnibenevolent God

Question 5

Epicurean paradox

Answer 5

Epicurus’ statement of the problem of evil

Question 6

Impotent

Answer 6

Without power

Question 7

Malevolent

Answer 7

Wicked

Question 8

Inconsistent triad

Answer 8

Three propositions that cant logically co-exist

Question 9

The classical problem of evil

Answer 9

The problem of evil as presented by Epicurus

Question 10

The logical problem of evil

Answer 10

The God of classical theism (omnipotent, omnibenevolent) and evil cant logically co-exist (epicurus and mackie)

Question 11

The evidential problem of evil

Answer 11

The empirical evidence of evil and suffering shows God does not exist (Rowe and Paul)

Question 12

Theodicy

Answer 12

Justification of God

Question 13

Privation

Answer 13

The lack of a quality that is usually present

Question 14

Seminally present

Answer 14

Present in Adams semen

Question 15

Felix Culpa

Answer 15

A happy mistake. Reference to the sin of Adam leading to redemption by Christ

Question 16

Soul deciding theodicy

Answer 16

Souls are made perfect and then their destination is decided (augustine)

Question 17

Soul making theodicy

Answer 17

Souls are created and then perfected by suffering (irenaeus and Hick)

Question 18

Epistemic distance

Answer 18

A distance of knowledge of God rather than a distance in time and space

Question 19

Second order goods

Answer 19

Goods that cannot exist without first order evils