Good, evil and Suffering Flashcards
1
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Non Religious attitudes to evil and suffering (3)
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A good God wouldn’t design a world with evil and suffering.
Natural evil makes people question God’s existence.
God is neither omnibenevolent or omnipotent if there is suffering.
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Jewish beliefs as to why people suffer (3)
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The tenakh teaches that Jews shouldn’t worry about why people suffer since humans can’t understand God’s reasons.
Suffering is intended to be a part of life as shown in Psalms.
God created humans with free will so it is the fault of humans.
