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Free will defence Flashcards

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What does Augustine argue free will lead us to?

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The original sin of Adam and Eve

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Which key thinkers thought free will is an essential element

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Augustine and Ireneaus

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Evil was introduced by the choices humans made and therefore is not who’s responsibility

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Gods

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For Ireneaus and modern supporters free is necessary o humans as we need to…

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Improve ourselves in the world

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What is evil according to Ireneaus and modern supporters

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Unfortunate side effect of God granting us from free will

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Why is evil a price worth paying according to Ireneaus?

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Possibility that human free will can lead to salvation and redemption

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What do both Ireneaus and Augustine both agree moral evil stemmed from?

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Human free will

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Free will is viewed as a… That is a gift from… To humans

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A. Positive quality

B. God

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What does hick and Swinburne agree with about God not wanting to create

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“A toy world “

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What does Augustine think about moral evil?

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A consequence of our naturally sinful natures manifesting in the world through free will

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What does Iranues think about moral evil?

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Must have free will to fully develop into gods likeness. However, as we are morally and spiritually Immature it results in selfish, animalistic decisions that as moral evil

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What does Swinburne think about moral evil?

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Product of free will but death limits the amount of suffering any one person can either cause or be the victim of

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What is the challenge mackie suggests about free will and moral evil?

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Why can’t God create us with a nature which would mean we only choose moral goods?

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What is Augustine’s tradition of natural evil?

EG?

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Through our fist act of disobedience humans corrupted the perfect nature of gods world. 1 corruption is upsetting the balance of nature

EG the first natural evil- pain of childbirth

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What is the Irenean tradition for natural evil? Who is it the same as?

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Hick

Natural evil is a necessity as an imperfect world is the best environment to morally and spiritually develop. Therefore we are shaped and matured by free will

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What is plantinga view on natural evil?

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Natural evil= consequence of angels absusing free will

16
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What might some argue about how many obstacles there are and their relationship with God

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More meaningful relationship

17
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What does Augustine think about the logical problem of evil and gods omnibenevolence

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Salvation is offered through Jesus

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What does Iranues and hick think about the logical problem of evil and gods omnibenevolence?

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Evil is soul making

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What is Swinburne’s opinion on the logical problem of evil and gods omnibenevolence?

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God loves us enough not strike us- evil ends up being an expressions of Gods love

20
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How does the free will defence solve the logical problem of evil with gods omniscience

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God knows humans have a natural disposition to sin but we cannot freely come into a loving relationship with God unless such free will exercised

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How does the free will defence solve the logical problem of evil with gods omnipotence

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Gods omnipotence is protected. God is powerful enough to stop evil but knows that he cannot do so without intervening with our free will

22
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The existence of meaningless suffering is an argument for

evidential problem of evil

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Atheism

23
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Why can’t the free will defence respond to the argument of atheism in the evidential problem of evil

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Can’t account for these evils that are not the product of free will or produce free will

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What is the only explanation the free will defence has for the evidential problem of evil

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The fee will of angels has bought about the conditions under which animals needlessly suffer- God cannot intervene without undermining our free will

25
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What is Kierkegaard’s parable of the king and the peasant girl in 4 steps

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King falls in love with peasant girl

A. Could force to marry him-no free will
B. Could dress in his finest clothes and show his great wealth and power - impress with omnipotence
C. Acts as a peasant and decides to woe her himself- God allows us fee will

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What are the three strengths of the free will defence

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Necessary to have free will to have a meaningful relationship with God

Removes blame from God- places on humanity

Salvation- through Jesus

ALL SUPPORTED IN THE PARABLE

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How is St Augustine’s account of original sin a weakness of the fee will defence

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Problematic as it depends on a literal interpretation of the creation account in genesis. Not many modern believers subscribe this view

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What does mackie argue is a weakness of the free will defence

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It is logically possible for God to create a world in which people freely chose to do good on every occasion

29
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What did flew see as a weakness in the free will defence

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God could have created us with a disposition that is not inherently sinful. We would still have free will.

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What is the problem with flews argument about being Inherently sinful

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It’s hard to identify what the difference is between such naturally good people and Automators or mere puppets created to act in a good way. Here God is seen as ultimately responsible for all the “free choices”

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What is my bap for the free will defence

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  • no consistent and coherent free will defence- one whole theodicy

Shifts the blame fully in humans- not v comforting

Is the evil really necessary

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