Hick's Theodicy Flashcards

1
Q

whose ideas does hick use

A

Irenaeus

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2
Q

in hicks theodicy, god is both…

A

all powerful and all good

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3
Q

if god is all good and all powerful, did he create evil

A

yes

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4
Q

what are the two types of evil

A

moral and natural

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5
Q

why do we have moral evil

A

because Adam and eve created the original sin and ate from the forbidden tree

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6
Q

who made the original sin

A

Adam and eve

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7
Q

why do we have natural evil

A

because of fallen angels

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8
Q

why did the angels fall

A

because they rebelled against god

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9
Q

why do we have evil

A

because evil has a purpose

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10
Q

Genesis 1v26

A

“let us make man in our image, after our likeness”

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11
Q

who were we made in the image of

A

god

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12
Q

even though we are made in the image of god, what do we need to do

A

grow into his likeness

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13
Q

what are humans

A

immature

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14
Q

even though humans are immature, what do we have

A

potential

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15
Q

what are humans like

A

new born babies

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16
Q

what do we learn from

A

our mistakes

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17
Q

what are Irenaeus’ dates

A

130-200

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18
Q

what did Adam and eve make their mistake through

A

immaturity

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19
Q

the original sin - perfection/time

A

negative correlation

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20
Q

the universe, earth and human beings develop over time - perfection/time

A

positive correlation

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21
Q

god created free, personal, moral beings who…

A

can grow

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22
Q

are humans perfect

A

no

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23
Q

are humans robots

A

no

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24
Q

first stage of creation

A

animal existence

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25
Q

second stage of creation

A

higher level existence

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26
Q

animal existence

A

bios

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27
Q

higher level existence

A

Zoe

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28
Q

free will is

A

valuable

29
Q

what is part of being human

A

free will

30
Q

without free will, what would we be

A

robots

31
Q

if we always chose good…

A

we would never learn

32
Q

if god removes evil…

A

he will remove our free will

33
Q

we should live in a world which

A

we don’t feel like god is constantly watching us

34
Q

god does not

A

force himself on humans

35
Q

good includes

A

rejecting evil

36
Q

what does hick call it when god doesn’t constantly watch us

A

epistemic distance

37
Q

what does epistemic mean

A

knowledge

38
Q

example

A

would you speed if the chief of police is sat next to you in the car?

39
Q

things that you can choose due to free will

A

love

40
Q

based on

A

personal quality’s

41
Q

examples: hick

A

told to love under hypnosis

42
Q

examples: vardy

A

the king and the peasant girl

43
Q

why did god make evil

A

so humans could have a choice

44
Q

choices must have real…

A

consequences

45
Q

choices must have both

A

good and bad consequences

46
Q

what does hick call this kind of world

A

the vale of soul making

47
Q

pain is…

A

necessary

48
Q

what does pain teach us

A

what is valuable and what is dangerous

49
Q

suffering is part of the…

A

predictable universe

50
Q

hick uses the analogy of the…

A

parent and child

51
Q

what does the parent want to do

A

develop valuable characteristics

52
Q

short term pain can mean

A

long term gain

53
Q

if you say no to a child…

A

they learn the value of something

54
Q

the world is

A

instrumentally good

55
Q

unlike Augustine

A

things are not intrinsically good in themselves

56
Q

earthquakes are not good but

A

they provide work for people and opportunity’s to act selflessly

57
Q

if we had no suffering, we wouldn’t have

A

courage
charity
compassion

58
Q

what did the tsunami in December 2004 do

A

it brought the world together

59
Q

what do we learn through experience

A

worthwhile virtues

60
Q

what does suffering build

A

good character

61
Q

what does Jesus’ life demonstrate

A

his likeness of god

62
Q

often suffering does not produce

A

character development

63
Q

what is the purpose of evil

A

to produce good

64
Q

hick believes in

A

universal salvation

65
Q

when do we become perfect

A

in the next life

66
Q

hell is a place of

A

temporary suffering

67
Q

what do we all eventually become

A

in the likeness of god

68
Q

when do we all do in the end

A

enter heaven