Augustines theodicy Flashcards
What is the basis of augustines theory?
We are all created perfect, evil is a privation of goodness which god isn’t responsible for humanity is sinful
What is the evil as a privation argument?
God created everything good “and indeed he made everything good.
God tis the supreme creater our of all things “ex nihilism. Out og nothing
evil is a privation of goodness “private Boni”
evil is the absence of his creation, god didn’t create evil
Why does Adam and eve have an influence on evil?
We are all seminally present in the loins of Adam and eve, their original sin was passed down to us
we are all born in conscupiene. Which we are then elected in the afterlife
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How does the cross overcome evil?
God is omnisicne t enough to knew we would fall, god is loving and powerful he doesn’t want us to suffer and does something abut it
Christs atonement demonstrates gods power over sin and his love for us
bringing good to of evil is described as Felix culpa- a happy mistake the sin of Adam leading to the redevelp=ption by christ
Why is it a soul deciding theory?
God is merciful and offers the salvation through Christ the is due to us all being sinful. The individual has the choice to choose god and salvation
we cant love and obey god without his help because of the bondage of regional sin, those who accept Jesus are redeem and will be wit god
What does agusutine say about moral evil/
We are have conscupeien brought by original sin, comes about as mankind exercises our free will.
What does Augustine say about natural evil?
Natural evil is the fault of humanity, Adam destroyed the order of the garden. God says evil adds to the aesthetic property of the world.
What did Augustian say about the fault of humanity?
“Evil has no positive nature; but the loss of good has received the name evil”
What does augustan say about the absence?
Privation of goodness’ absence of light analogy. We need the light which Is god
What does augustian say about determinism?
“God does not make our vices, but he still orders them when he puts sinners in that place and forces them to suffer what they deserve.’
What is Darwins altruistic gene?
Darwin said that evil has come htoruhg the altruism genre
How can we aim David Hume to this theory?
The world is a bad creation- David Hume geological argument
What did Brian Davies say about evil being an absence?
“a gap between what there is and what there ought to be’.
