John Hick's Problem of Evil

Question 1

What does the traditional concept of God say?

Answer 1

That he assume the divine qualities of omnibenevolence, omniscience and omnipotentence

Question 2

What is John Hick’s definition of evil?

Answer 2

Physical pain, mental suffering and moral wickedness

Question 3

What are the two types of evil?

Answer 3

Natural Evil and Moral Evil

Question 4

What is an example of natural evil?

Answer 4

Natural disasters and disease

Question 5

What is an example of moral evil?

Answer 5

Murder, rape, terrorism

Question 6

What did Augustine use to outline the Problem of Evil with?

Answer 6

The inconsistent triad

Question 7

What does the existence of evil in the world challenge?

Answer 7

God’s divine qualities like omnipotence, omnibenevolence and omniscience

Question 8

What is the inconsistent triad?

Answer 8

God cannot be all loving, all powerful and evil exists at the same time. One of them has to not be true

Question 9

What did Hume conclude?

Answer 9

That evil does exist in the world, so God is not worth worshipping

Question 10

What did Hume say (quote)?

Answer 10

Evil is the rock of atheism