Evil And Suffering Flashcards
“If God is willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent” Epicurus
Quote for the problem of evil - inconsistent triad
“God will wipe every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.” Revelation
Goes against the solution of denying God’s omnibenevolence - how could you deny God’s love ?
“Almost the perfect crime - left few clues to their identity” NASA
- Quote for evil that is overwhelming
* Natural Evil - Triassic extinction
“I hasten to give back my entrance ticket…it’s not God I don’t accept, only I most respectfully return my ticket” Rebellion - the brothers karamazov
If I have to go through evil and suffering with other people , I don’t want to go to heaven as a reward
John Mackie
- Free Will defence
* His work = The miracle of Theism
William Rowe: the forest fire and the fawn
- No good comes from the fawn dying alone in the forest fire with no one knowing
- How can God be omniscient and omnibenevolent
David Hume: since evil exists = God’s not real
Inconsistent triad
“Evil and suffering do not disprove the existence of an all-loving God” De Genesi ad Litteram , Augustine
• responses to problem of evil - Augustinian theodicy
because…
• God is good
• The Bible supports this in Genesis “God saw all that he made and it was good”
• Evil is the going wrong of something that is good
“We rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produced perseverance, character and hope” - Romans
• iranaean theodicy
Evil and suffering are a part of God’s plan for humanity
“Love can never be expressed by allowing suffering to happen” D.Z Phillips
Criticisms of Irenaean theodicy
“Moral and spiritual growth comes through responses to challenges, in paradise there would be no challenges” Against Heresis
Hick’s soul making theodicy
“[God is] the fellow sufferer who understands” Whitehead
• Process Theology
God’s partly involved with creation - this is why he also experienced suffering. Tries to make humanity choose good over evil but he doesn’t possess total control
