good and evil Flashcards
what is the meaning of evil?
The absence of good and the impulse to seek our own desire.
This is often at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering.
what is the meaning of suffering?
Pain or loss which harms human beings.
Some suffering is caused by other human beings (moral evil); some is not (natural evil).
what of the meaning of privation?
The loss or absence of a quality or something that is normally present.
Evil is a privation of good.
what is the meaning of goodness?
The quality of being like God
Seeking the well-being of others selflessly.
what is the meaning of free-will?
The decision making part of a person’s mind is called the will.
A will is free if a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces.
what is the meaning of conscience?
Human reason making moral decisions.
The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by God.
what is the meaning of natural law?
The moral laws of right and wrong which are universal and not dependent on human laws.
The belief in natural law is the belief that the moral law is discoverable by every human being.
It is the same for all human beings in all places at all times.
