evil and suffering

Question 1

Determinism

Answer 1

The idea that people’s behavior is produced primarily by factors outside of their willful control.

Question 2

free will

Answer 2

The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices

Question 3

free will vs determinism

Answer 3

To what extent are our behaviors freely selected rather than caused by factors outside of our control?

Question 4

Free Will Defense

Answer 4

the claim that God could not create creatures (such as us) who have freedom of the will but who are incapable of doing evil

Question 5

Inconsistent triad

Answer 5

the omnibenevolence and omnipotence of God, and the existence of evil in the world, are said to be mutually incompatible

Question 6

soul making theodicy

Answer 6

God allows evil because it is necessary for us to develop virtue.

Question 7

Nature of God

Answer 7

Omnipotent (all-powerful)
Omniscient (all-knowing)
Omnibonevolent (all-loving)

Question 8

Natural Suffering

Answer 8

When nature is disrupted, humans have no/little control, natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis etc

Question 9

Omniscient

Answer 9

All-knowing (God knows everything including things which have not happened yet)

Question 10

Moral Suffering

Answer 10

• Caused by people
  -selfish/cruel actions
  -avoidable!!!!

Question 11

Omnibonevolent

Answer 11

All-loving, God is completely good, always does right, always wants the best for people

Question 12

The fall

Answer 12

The story of Adam and Eve creating original Sin

Question 13

Original Sin

Answer 13

The Sin we are all born with as a result of Adam and Eves actions

Question 14

Theodicy

Answer 14

A religious argument which defends the nature of God and proves He can exist along side Evil and Suffering

Question 15

Sin

Answer 15

Going against Gods will

Question 16

Freewill

Answer 16

The ability humans have to make choices to chose between right and wrong

Question 17

Omnipotent

Answer 17

All powerful, able to do anything, do things we think are impossible

Question 18

Ireneaus

Answer 18

Suffering gives you chances, suffering gives you the chance to turn to god, good can come from suffering, seeing others suffer means you can respond to them

Question 19

Determinism

Answer 19

States that Freewill is an illusion and that we are not actually free to choose and do what we want. Criminology, biology, sociology and psychology challenges if humans are truly free in the modern day. OPPOSITE OF FREEWILL!!

Question 20

Richard Swinburne

Answer 20

Efficacious freewill - means it is full acting or has the full impact. Suffering is always a part of life and the argument for evil and suffering is perhaps the existence of God. Said a loving God should limit suffering or intervene so that innocents shouldn’t suffer or there shouldn’t be large scale suffering

Question 21

John Hick

Answer 21

Hick argues that God has a plan for all life and suffering has a purpose. Humans are limited in their knowledge and understanding so they cannot possibly understand Gods Plan. Suffering helps us become better people and purifies the soul - Makes our souls stronger for the afterlife.

Question 22

St Augustine

Answer 22

The Augustine Theodicy (The Freewill Defence) Aims to take all responsibility for suffering away from God. Adam and Eve acted on behalf of the whole of humanity when they sinned which is why all humans suffer and the world itself is corrupted