Evil and Suffering Flashcards
What are the 3 poisons of Buddhism? What poison does each animal represent?
Hatred (snake), greed (pig), delusion/ignorance (rooster).
What do Buddhists believe about after-life and what is the name of it?
Buddhists believe a cycle of birth, death and re-birth called samsara.
What do Buddhists believe about craving?
Buddhists believe that to leave samsara you have to end craving. They believe that craving things and desiring things means you get reborn over and over again.
What do Buddhists believe happens when you caused others to suffer in life?
They believe that if you caused others to hurt or suffer in your life you will have a lower rebirth. This means in your next life you will experience suffering and difficulties.
What is enlightenment?
In Buddhism, enlightenment is when someone understands spiritual teachings like a person might understand how their actions have hurt others. Enlightenment is the vehicle to end suffering.
What are the 2 evils?
Moral and natural evil.
What is the consistent triad?
A triangle with evil and the stop and omnipotent and omnibenevolent on each corner at the bottom to represent that God could only be one of the two.
What are the different Islamic responses to evil and suffering?
Allah has a plan, suffering is a test, good can come from suffering, shaytan.
What are some examples of the Islamic response “Allah has a plan”?
Evil and suffering are a part of his plan, Muslims say Inshallah (if Allah is willing) when they make plans and for Muslims, everything that happens is the will of God, it is impossible to understand his ultimate plan but Muslims have to have faith as Allah’s knowledge is better than humans.
What are some examples of the Islamic response “suffering is a test”?
Suffering and difficulties could test whether someone will still follow and trust in Allah, Muslims believe that on the Day of Judgement everybody will have to account for what they have done in life and be punished and rewarded accordingly.
What are some examples of the Islamic response “good can come from suffering”?
Suffering and difficulties could have a positive end result. For example, revising for a test is hard work but the end result is worth it.
What are some examples of the Islamic response “shaytan”?
In Islam, Shaytan was once an angel called Iblis but for his disobedience he was thrown out of heaven and seeking revenge on humans. It is the name that Muslims use to describe evil.
How many Baha’i communities are there worldwide?
Over 100,000 Baha’i communities worldwide and it is the fastest growing religion.
What does the number 9 symbolise in the Baha’i faith?
The number 9 symbolises completeness and unity. Every Baha’i temple has 9 sides, 9 doors and 9 gardens.
What religions does the Baha’i faith draw from?
It embraces the teaching of other religious groups and they read from different holy books. The faith draws from Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.
When was the Baha’i faith founded?
It was founded in 1845 in Aran.
How many domes are there in each Baha’i temple?
In each temple there is 1 dome representing 1 God.
Who are the leaders of the Baha’i faith?
There are no ministers of leaders as they believe that it is up to the individual when to read the holy books in their own lives. They are trying to build unity between all humans.
What describes the world that Adam and Eve lived in?
It was perfect.
What did God tell Adam and Eve about the fruit they could eat from the garden?
Any of them other than the fruit from the tree of knowledge.
What did the snake say to Eve?
You will know what is right and what is wrong.
What were the consequences to Adam and Eve for eating the forbidden fruit?
Adam’s punishments were to sweat and work hard to get food. Eve’s punishment was to have painful childbirths. They were both banished from the garden and neither of them would live forever.
Who was blamed by the early church for bringing suffering into the world and why?
Eve was blamed because she was the one who chose to eat the forbidden fruit even though the snake tricked her into it and Adam didn’t stop her. She was also blamed because she was a woman and back then women were seen as less capable and weaker than men were and men were given more respect.
Who was born first Adam or Eve?
Adam was first to come out of the ground and then Eve was created from Adam’s rib.
