evil and suffering Flashcards
Which scholars are associated with the logical problem of evil?
Epicurus
Mackie
Who first formulated the problem of evil?
Epicurus
What did Epicurus say about the logical problem of evil?
evil proves there is no God
What did Mackie propose in the logical problem of evil
inconsistent triad
Who proposed the evidential problem of evil?
Hume
An an example of pointless suffering and scholar?
Rowe
Fawn in burning forest
abuse of the child
What was Augustine’s theodicy?
looked at where evil came from
Original Sin (Adam and Eve)
said evil is just a privation of good
Who proposed free will defence?
Alvin Plantinga
What does Plantinga argue in the free will defence?
it is possible for both God and evil to exist
What is soul making theodicy?
views original sin as necessary for humans to develop
difference between being made in the image of God or the likeness of God
Who made a modern version of Iranaeus’ theodicy?
John Hick
What was Hick’s soul making theodicy about?
humans not made perfectly
so we can develop
epistemic distance
Who made the soul making theodicy?
Iranaeus
Who made process theology?
Whitehead
What is process theology?
God does not have control over everything
God can share suffering but not prevent it
Who talks about process theodicy?
Griffin
What does Griffin say about process theodicy?
moral evil due to free will
evil not from God
God also suffers
