good and evil key concepts Flashcards
1
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goodness
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the quality of being like God. Putting the needs of others first
2
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evil
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the absence of good that results in suffering
3
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suffering
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the pain or loss that harms human beings
4
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privation
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the absence of something. catholics believe evil is an absence of good
5
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free will
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the god given ability to choose right from wrong freely and without being controlled
6
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incarnation
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means ‘made flesh’
the belief that god became human in the person of Jesus
7
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natural law
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a belief that there are universal laws of right and wrong that applies to all humans at all times
8
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conscience
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a god given feeling of right and wrong
