Evil And Suffering Prove That God Does Not Exist

Question 1

Beliefs in God

Answer 1

God is meant to omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent. Surely if he had all these ability’s he could prevent evil

Question 2

John Mackie

Answer 2

.The existence of evil proves that God is not powerful or loving
.inconsistent triad
The three ideas contradict each other, which proves God doesn’t exist

Question 3

William Rowe and John Stuart Mill

Answer 3

.the world is too unfair for there to be a God

.for example a fawn in a forest fire, why would God allow this?

Question 4

Richard Dawkins

Answer 4

.the world contains too much suffering for their to be a God
.a digger wasp lays it’s eggs in other insects which then hatch and kill the insect
.Dawkins says a good God would not have created this

Question 5

St _________ And p________

Answer 5

St Augustine and privation
.Evil isn’t a thing in itself, it is just an absence of good
.humans were given free will by God but they were tempted and became the cause of evil and suffering

Question 6

What does evil and suffering help us do?

Answer 6

Appreciate the good in the world

St Augustine says ‘we enjoy and value the good more when we compare it to the evil’

Question 7

John Hick

Answer 7

.god created evil and suffering on purpose
.he says it helps people grow and develop
.it is how we respond to evil which is important
.This is called soul making

Question 8

Judaism

Answer 8

.Jews believe that God created all humans with 2 choices, to do good or to do evil
.God gave laws through the Torah which help guide Jews go make good choices
.humans cause suffering rather than God