Fwd Flashcards
FWD
Argument that God has given humans free will to bring about a greater good
Augustine quote
“For a runaway horse is better than a stone”
Strengths
-A world with genuine FW is much more valuable than one without, where humans are infact robots
-satisfactory as it explains moral evil the criminal justice system works on the assumption we have free will
-consistent w st augustines traditional teachings on the cause of natural evil
Weaknesses
-some believe it doesn’t sufficiently explain the existence of natural evil
-it is based on the assumption we have fw this has not been proven
-evidential problem- considering the amount of evil and suffering is free will really worth it
Mackie quote
“Why could he not have made men such that they always freely choose the good” Mackie
