Good And Evil Flashcards
What is original sin
Original sin is also known as the fall.
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit going against gods wishes, leading to the pain and suffering that was introduced to gods perfect world.
Since then, humans have had original sin - the tendency to go against God. It is a reminder that we all share some responsibility for the evil and suffering in the world.
Free will
Gift from God
The ability to choose between good and evil.
When humans choose wrong, it causes suffering, so they are to blame not God.
Choosing bad is an abuse if the gift of free will.
Evil
Absence of good and the impulse to seek our own desires at the expense of the good of others, which often results in suffering.
Suffering
The pain which harms humans.
So.e suffering I’d caused by other human beings (moral evil) some is not (natural evil)
What did St. Augustine believe
The existence of evil helps people to appreciate the good in the world. Being unwell helps us appreciate when we are healthy.
St augustine about suffering
God allows suffering because evil helps people appreciate the good I. The world
St augustine on evil
Evil is just the absence of good things - this is called privation. God does not cause or permit evil because evil isn’t even a thing
Privation
The loss or absence of a quality or something that is normally present
Goodness
The quality of being like God, seeking the well-being of others selflessly
St augustine on god and suffering
God allows suffering because he is omnipotent and good, and through suffering, he can bring greater good out of suffering - so it is beneficial
Imago dei
Image of God
Revelation
Describes all the ways God makes himself known to humans
Transcendence
Excisting out of space and time
Stewardship
To cafe for creation responsibility as stewards rather than consumers and protect it for future generations
Creation ex nihilo
Creation out of nothing
