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Evil and Suffering Flashcards

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Freewill

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The ability to make our own choices, to choose between good and bad

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Determinism

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the opposite of freewill, the belief that our choices are already determined for us

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Hick

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The veil of soul making, God put evil and suffering in the world to prepare our souls for the afterlife

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St Augustine

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The freewill defence, freewill is the inly explanation needed for evil and suffering

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St Irenaeus

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The belief that suffering makes us stronger

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Richard Swinburne

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efficacious freewill, we must be free to be truly evil, in order to be truly free

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Three O’s

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Omniscient, Omnibenevolent, Omnipotent

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What does Omniscient mean?

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all knowing

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What does Omnibenevolent mean?

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all loving

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What does Omnipotent mean?

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all powerful

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Sin

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Going against Gods wishes for us to behave in a certain way

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The fall

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Adam and Eve fell from Gods grace when they misused their freewill and ate from the tree

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Natural Evil / Suffering

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Suffering caused by the natural forces, it is not within our control and we cannot stop it, e.g. tsunamis, earthquakes

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Moral Evil / Suffering

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Suffering caused by human choices such as crime, bullying and selfish behaviour

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Evil

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Evil is the action which causes someone to suffer. this can be moral or natural

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Suffering

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Suffering is the outcome of a bad action. it is pain, emotional or physical. can be moral or natural.

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Theodicy

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A religious argument to explain how God can be Omniscient, Omnibenevolent and Omnipotent at the same time evil and suffering exists

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Non religious explanation for evil and suffering

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P - part of nature
E - evolution
R - result of uncontrollable natural forces
M - mistakes made by humans

RMPS [Nat 5] (3 decks)

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