Problem of Evil Flashcards
Scholars supporting Logical Problem
EAHM
Epicurus, Aquinas, Hume, Mackie
Scholars supporting Evidential Problem
RMFP
Rowe, Mill, Fry, DZ Phillips
Iranean Theodicy
Humans can develop fully under evil
Hick’s Vale
ILMUE Made in "Image", develop into Llikeness" "Morally static" Universalism NEED Epistemic distance
Epicurean Paradox
Not able/willing- qualities inconsistent with evil
Aquinas
“Infinite goodness” cannot coexist with smallest amount of evil-> God’s/ human’s goodness not the same
Hume
“rock of atheism”
Mackie
Inconsistent Triad- “wholly good being eliminates evil as far as it can”
Rowe
5 year old+ Fawn= unnecessary
Mill
Evil and suffering indicate weak creator
Fry
“bone cancer in children”
“cicada flys”
“capricious, mean-minded, selfish”
DZ Phillips
“cannot justify his actions”
Swinburne
“over-protective parent”
Vardy
King and Peasant Girl
“eventual state of happiness… is so great.. that any amount of suffering is worthwhile”
Plantinga
Free will necessitates moral evil or else would be robots
Challenges to Natural Evil
No fossils of rational super-people
No A&E-> Biblical authority
Schleiermacher
Evil cannot create itself out of perfection
Soteriological implication is judgement day- evil will be punished so God is still just/perfect
Karamazov
Price of suffering is too great
Gil Edwards
Arena in which to develop-> Excessive
Darwin
Evolution developing from chaos
Scholars against Logical/ Evidential
AIHGSVP Augustine Iranaeus Hick Gil Edwards Swinburne Vardy- King and Peasant Girl Plantinga
Counters to Justifications
CSK
Challenges to Natural
Schleiermacher
Karamazov
Augustinian Theodicy
God is omnibenevolent, free will allows for a privatio boni - “all evil is either a sin or the punishment for sin”
