Key words Good And Evil

Question 1

Incarnation

Answer 1

Made flesh
The christian belief that God became man in Jesus

Question 2

Evil

Answer 2

The absence of Good
This is at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering.

Question 3

Privation

Answer 3

The loss of a quality of something that is normally present
St Augustine said that evil is a privation of good.

Question 4

Suffering

Answer 4

Pain or loss which harms human beings.
Some suffering is caused by the other human beings (moral evil): some is not (natural evil)

Question 5

Goodness

Answer 5

The quality of being like God
Seeking the well-being of others selflessly

Question 6

Free-will

Answer 6

The decision-making part of a person’s mind is called the will.
Free-will is when a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by others

Question 7

Natural law

Answer 7

The laws of right and wrong are the same for all people, in all places, at all times.
Every human can discover the natural law.

Question 8

Conscience

Answer 8

Human reason making moral decisions
The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by God.