Hick's Theodicy Flashcards
whose ideas does hick use
Irenaeus
in hicks theodicy, god is both…
all powerful and all good
if god is all good and all powerful, did he create evil
yes
what are the two types of evil
moral and natural
why do we have moral evil
because Adam and eve created the original sin and ate from the forbidden tree
who made the original sin
Adam and eve
why do we have natural evil
because of fallen angels
why did the angels fall
because they rebelled against god
why do we have evil
because evil has a purpose
Genesis 1v26
“let us make man in our image, after our likeness”
who were we made in the image of
god
even though we are made in the image of god, what do we need to do
grow into his likeness
what are humans
immature
even though humans are immature, what do we have
potential
what are humans like
new born babies
what do we learn from
our mistakes
what are Irenaeus’ dates
130-200
what did Adam and eve make their mistake through
immaturity
the original sin - perfection/time
negative correlation
the universe, earth and human beings develop over time - perfection/time
positive correlation
god created free, personal, moral beings who…
can grow
are humans perfect
no
are humans robots
no
first stage of creation
animal existence
second stage of creation
higher level existence
animal existence
bios
higher level existence
Zoe
free will is
valuable
what is part of being human
free will
without free will, what would we be
robots
if we always chose good…
we would never learn
if god removes evil…
he will remove our free will
we should live in a world which
we don’t feel like god is constantly watching us
god does not
force himself on humans
good includes
rejecting evil
what does hick call it when god doesn’t constantly watch us
epistemic distance
what does epistemic mean
knowledge
example
would you speed if the chief of police is sat next to you in the car?
things that you can choose due to free will
love
based on
personal quality’s
examples: hick
told to love under hypnosis
examples: vardy
the king and the peasant girl
why did god make evil
so humans could have a choice
choices must have real…
consequences
choices must have both
good and bad consequences
what does hick call this kind of world
the vale of soul making
pain is…
necessary
what does pain teach us
what is valuable and what is dangerous
suffering is part of the…
predictable universe
hick uses the analogy of the…
parent and child
what does the parent want to do
develop valuable characteristics
short term pain can mean
long term gain
if you say no to a child…
they learn the value of something
the world is
instrumentally good
unlike Augustine
things are not intrinsically good in themselves
earthquakes are not good but
they provide work for people and opportunity’s to act selflessly
if we had no suffering, we wouldn’t have
courage
charity
compassion
what did the tsunami in December 2004 do
it brought the world together
what do we learn through experience
worthwhile virtues
what does suffering build
good character
what does Jesus’ life demonstrate
his likeness of god
often suffering does not produce
character development
what is the purpose of evil
to produce good
hick believes in
universal salvation
when do we become perfect
in the next life
hell is a place of
temporary suffering
what do we all eventually become
in the likeness of god
when do we all do in the end
enter heaven
