Evil and Suffering Key Quotes Flashcards
Moral Evil - Rabi Irving Greenberg
‘No statement, theological or otherwise should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children’
- He is referring to the holocaust where children were burned alive
Genesis - Jesus and his sacrifice
‘For God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only son, and he whoever shall follow him shall not perish but receive eternal life’
Main quote by St Augustine (FWD) in relation to having free will and it’s value
‘A runaway horse is better than a stone’
- A horse that has freedom and the ability to make its own choices is better than a programmed and fixed horse
What is the main quote from CS Lewis (FWD) that explains the value of having free will?
‘Free will, though it makes evil possible, also makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having’
Main quote from Mackie (FWD)
‘Always freely choose good’
Plantinga’s defence against Mackie
‘It would be impossible to casually determine human actions and at the same time allow them to be morally free’
Explain the main quote from Swinburne in the FWD
‘He would be like an overprotective parent who will not let his child out of sight for a moment’
- We need free will in order to choose good or bad options, otherwise we would be like robots and ‘good’ won’t have any value
