Evil and suffering Flashcards
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Natural Evil
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- Evil which is naturally occurring in the world
* Earthquakes, Tsunami’s, etc.
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Moral Evil
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- The result of human action
* Murder, Theft, etc.
3
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Inconsistent Triad
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- God is all-loving, all-powerful and all-knowing, yet evil still exists.
- Influenced by Mackie, Hume and Epicurus
4
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Theodicy
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- An argument that suggests God is right to allow the existence of evil and suffering
- In some way or another, they are necessary
5
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Epistemic Distance
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- God keeps a distance from humanity in order not to overwhelm it.
- Hick’s view of the human/God relationship
6
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Counter-factual hypothesis
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If God interferes,then humanity can’t develop
7
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Omniscient
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- All-knowing
* An attribute of God
8
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Omnipotent
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- All-powerful
* An attribute of God
9
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Omni-benelovent
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- All-loving
* An attribute of God
10
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Transcendent
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- The idea that God is above and beyond space and time
* An attribute of God
11
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Free will
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• He idea that human beings are free to make their own choices in life
12
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Libertarianism
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• Humans have a degree of free will and so can be held morally responsible for their actions
13
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Casual Determinism
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- The view that every event is determined by preceding events and conditions of the laws of nature
- Humans don’t have free will
14
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Compatibilism
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- A person is free to act within the constraints of their own motives and desires
- Determinism and free will are compatible
15
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Panentheism
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- The view that ‘all is in God’
* In Process Theology, God is the soul of the universe, so is not transcendent.
