nature of moral evil and natural evil Flashcards
1
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moral evil
A
physical pain and mental suffering brought about by the deliberate actions or neglect of human beings
refers to acts of cruelty injustice negligence and viciousness carried out by humans on fellow humans and other creatures.
2
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natural evil
A
pain and suffering that is not brought about by any human beings
refers to the pain and suffering that do not originate in human actions or agency but are the result of natural events and physical processes. this includes evil with biological causes (cancer bacteria viruses genetic diseases etc as well as evil with physical causes earthquakes droughts meteor strikes volcanos hurricanes etc.
