Good and Evil Flashcards
What does TBC R TBC stand for?
The beauty of the creation reflects the beauty of the creator
What is the original sin?
When Adam and Eve ruptured their relationship with God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Since then humans have the tendency to sin
What is free will?
A gift from God to choose between good and evil not robots
Who wrote Enchiridion?
St Augustine
What does Enchiridion talk about?
- PAG
- God is omnibenevolent who created the universe
- His creation is good
What does PAG stand for?
P - evil doesn’t exist, it is a PRIVATION of good
A - its helps us APPRECIATE good
G - GOOD comes from evil
What do other Christians believe about the origin or evil?
- They are less likely to believe in original sin
- Moral evil is caused by humans doing wrong
What are the jewish beliefs about the origin of evil?
- People aren’t born evil
- suffering is cause by wrong choices
- yetzer ha tov
- yetzer ha ra
Who came up with the theory the inconsistent triad?
David Hume
What does David Hume say about the origin of evil?
If God were omnipotent and omnibenevolent, God would stop suffering. However there is evil and suffering therefore God isn’t omnipotent or omnibenevolent
What does Mackie say about the origin of evil?
- evil does not help us appreciate good
- we dont need a contrast or too much of it
- good does not come from evil / suffering
- many become bitter and resentful after they suffer
- why couldn’t God make us all choose good
What does Ambivalence mean?
Mixed feelings towards suffering
What do Catholics believe about the purpose of suffering?
Helps us develop empathy
What does the book of job say about suffering?
Bad things happen to good people and we dont know why but it is all apart of God’s plan. We all must trust God’s wisdom
What chapter in the Bible talks about the suffering servant?
Isaiah 53
What does the Suffering Servant teach us?
- The servant prophesised Jesus’ death meaning Jesus sacrificed himself for our sins.
- True servants of God should be ready to suffer for the sake of other people
What do jews believe about suffering?
- Suffering comes from free will and wrong choices
- God is good and a merciful judge
- It is pointless to try figure out why Jesus suffered
- All jews should suffer for mankind
What did John Hick say the origin of evil?
- Anglican Christian said humans are made in the image of God but are not perfect
- Humans can grow to be perfect
- Suffering is the best way to develop
- Evil is “soul-making”
What do catholics do to endure suffering
- Pray for the sick
- Work for social justice
- Take up vocation to helps those who suffer
What do jews believe about suffering?
- suffering comes from free will and wrong choices
- God is good, merciful judge and prosecutor
- Book of Job
- Suffering servant
- and they do charity work to endure the suffering
What does incarnation mean?
God became flesh
What is incarnation of God?
- Jesus is the son of God but he is also God
- It is One person
- Two natures
- Human/Divine
What does it say in John 1 about incarnation?
- Jesus is the word
- God became flesh and human
What is the sources of authority in John 1 about incarnation?
The word became flesh
What does kenosis mean?
emptying
What does the Kenosis Hymn talk about?
- Jesus Humbled himself
- He died on the cross between two thieves
- Christ placed himself at the service of humankind
Why is the kenosis hymn significant?
- Christians can understand God
- Jesus is God walking and talking on earth
- God sent his son to dd, pp, sss, log, hh
What are the Jewish beliefs on the incarnation.
- God is NOT Jesus
- It challenges the Shema which is about the oneness of God
- Ten Commandments = do not worship false gods
What is purpose of statues in the catholic church?
- Common feature in the church
- reminds Catholics of Jesus’ incarnation and resurrection and suffering
- they are a physical sign of God’s extraordinary presence
What are common examples of statues in the Catholic church?
- crucifix
- Mary
- statue of saints
- the stages of the cross
What did Sacrosanctum Conciliuim say about statues?
It turns men’s mind towards God?
What is the significance of statues to catholics?
- They dont pray to statues
- it helps them focus
- Catholics dont pray to Mary she is an intercessor
What are the non-religious views towards free will?
- God was irresponsible giving humans free will
- Omnipotent and omniscient God could stop our bad actions
What does Mackie say about free will?
Why didn’t an omnipotent God make us always choose free will.
What did Sam Harris say about free will?
- Free will is an illusion
- We dont have free will and we are influenced by our
DNA
Our early life experiences
Brain development
Sub-conscious