Definitions

Question 1

moral evil

Answer 1

Suffering which is brought about by human will, and is not the result of natural occurance.

Question 2

natural evil

Answer 2

Suffering which is brought about through the happenings of hte natural world, without the intervention of human action.

Question 3

evil

Answer 3

Something which causes suffering. It is an event, or an action, it cannot be a concept or a person wholly, as they are not things comprised of entirely singular morals.

Question 4

theodicy

Answer 4

An argument aiming to show that God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient, and that suffering exists in the world with reason made by God. Therefore, deconstructing the problem of evil.

Question 5

Defence

Answer 5

An argument aiming to show that God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, and that evil exists with a possible reason. Therefore, deconstructing the problem of evil.

Question 6

free will

Answer 6

this is the capacity of a moral agent to choose the actions they wish to do, whether morally right or wrong. This does not mean that they must also have the ability to do these actions, but merely the will to do these actions. e.g., a prisoner still has free will, as he can open and close his eyes, look out the window, and think about the outside.

Question 7

determinism

Answer 7

the belief that, in some capacity, human future is decided. This may be based on the belief that everything in the past has whole affect on the future, due to a complex causal relationship between the past and the future.

Question 8

compatibilism

Answer 8

The belief that although the future may be determined through a complex causal relationship between past and future, this is still compatible with free will. This is because although the decisions you make might be predicted, they do not have to take away from your capacity to choose freely.