Problem Evil essay plans

Question 1

who was augustine ?

Answer 1

theologian and philosopher of Berber origin who believed that evil is a privation of good, which means an absence of something.

Question 2

what is your view on augustines theodicy ?

Answer 2

successful

Question 3

what scholars will you use in augustine ?

Answer 3

aqugustine, h mccabe, brian davies

Question 4

what is the point in para 1 of augustine ?

Answer 4

links in with important christian teachings and so they will find it more convincing.
taken from bible whoch is a trustworthy source
platinga agrees with augustine that although humans sometimes freely choose to do good , if god had designed us to always do good thenn they would not be free

Question 5

what is augustines theodicy ?

Answer 5

genesis 1-3 states that god created a perfect world so evil cant have originated from him
evil came about because of adam and eve
some angels , although made perfect , misuesd their free will and fell away from gods grace so hell was created and the harmomy of creation was disturbed

Question 6

what is the counter argumetn in para 1 augustine ?

Answer 6

if god is omniscient would he not have known a and e would have sinned s why did he tempt them ?
also - science and genetic diversity
(last evolutionary evidnec suggests we all came from at least 7 differetn tribes )
john hick believes genesis is metaphor

Question 7

how will u counteract the coniterargumetn in para 1 augustine ?

Answer 7

free will is very important and god gave it to us for a reason - sufferign is way to pay for free will

Question 8

what is the point in para2 of augustine ?

Answer 8

god is not responsible for evil because he did not create it it was a privation because it is not ‘something’ but a lack of goodness.
Brian davies - agrees with the notion of evil as a privation - therefore god cannot be reposnsible of moral evil if he didnt cause ti

Question 9

who was brian davies ?

Answer 9

british philosopher, roman catholic preist and friar

Question 10

what did brian davies say - para 2 augustine ?

Answer 10

‘gap between what there is and what there is ought to be’what

Question 11

what is the counterargument for para 2 augustine ?

Answer 11

peole who are suffering rn wont find it convincing
shcleiermacher also says that it is a logical error
augustine argues that god created the world perfectly and then it went wrong - but how could evil create itself out of nothign - why would anyone want to rebel in a perfect world

Question 12

how will u counteract the counterargument in para 2 augustine ?

Answer 12

seems to forget that the idea that evil can arise when people exercise free will fits in with what we see in the world around us

Question 13

who was iraneus ?

Answer 13

greek bishop and the central point of his theology is the unity and goodness fo god. John Hick developed iraneus undeveloped theodicy and influences how we understand it nowadays

Question 14

what is a theodicy ?

Answer 14

a justification of god

Question 15

what is ur view of iraneus theodicy ?

Answer 15

convincing - because suffering leads to growth and fits in with evolution

Question 16

which scholars will u use in iraneus theodicy ?

Answer 16

iraneus , hick , swinburne, DZ Phillips , mackie

Question 17

what is the summary of iraneus theodicy ?

Answer 17

god created an imperfect world so that humans can grow into goodness. God is to blame for natural evil however our misuse of free will is what has caused moral evil

Question 18

what is the point in para 1 of iraneus ?

Answer 18

john hick - world is a ‘vale of soul making’ and that sufferign makes us be better people
we are firstly made in the image of god then we grow into the likeness of god . he als supports the notion of ‘acquired goodness’ , so we have earned goodnesss through effort.
also true to life

Question 19

what is the counterargument of para 1 iraneus ?

Answer 19

how is it moral for a god who is meant to care for us to use evil as a way to bring about good.
DZ Phillips - suffering of innocent children. ih he is omnipotent surely he could have created a better way for goodness to develop

Question 20

how will u counteract the counteragrument in para 1 iraneus ?

Answer 20

god is only repsonsible for natural evil

Question 21

what is the point in para 2 iraneus ?

Answer 21

theodicy takes and ends justifies the means approach because since evil and sufferign are instrumentally good, the amount of evil is justified by universal salvation for all

Question 22

what is the counterargument for para 2 iraneus ?

Answer 22

some instances of evil and the vast amount of evil cannot be justified this way (nazi holocaust )

Question 23

how will you counteract the counterargument in para 2 iraneus ?

Answer 23

even though a tragedy like this can never be justified is important to clarify that this may not have been the fault of Gods, and that tyrants such as Hitler, have misused their free will and disobeyed God.Therefore, Richard Swinburne also states that evil and suffering are the price that we have to pay for having free will , otherwise we would be Gods puppets .