problem of evil Flashcards
antisemitic
hostile to or prejudice against jews
asylum
the protection granted by a state or someone who has left their home country as a political refugee
discrimination
the unjust or prejudicial treatment or different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age or sex
genocide
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group
ghetto
a part of a city, especially a slum area , occupied by a minority group or groups (warsaw)
holocaust
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war
immigration
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
inconsistent triad
an inconsistent triad is a set of 3 propositions. only2 of which can be true at one time. the most famous example of this commonly sited is the one posed by the problem of evil
nazi party
the nazi party was a group that ruled germany between 1933 and 1945. “nazi” is a short form of the official name. in english the official name is the national socialist german workers party. under adolfs leadership the nazis started in ww2
liberation
the action of setting someone free from imprisonment slavery or oppression
prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view
refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
scapegoat
a person who is blamed for the wrong doings, mistakes or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency
segregation
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others
shoah
the mass murder of jews under the german nazi regime during 1941-5 the holocaust - modern hebrew , literally catastrophe
theodicy
the vindication of divine providence in view of the existance of evil , justifying gods power and love alongside the existence of suffering
the problem of evil
the problem of evil refers to the question of how to reconcile the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent god
totalitarianism
a system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
what is moral evil?
human actions
what is natural evil?
events we can’t help caused by nature
what is omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent?
all loving, all knowing and all powerful
what is the inconsistent triad for the problem of evil?
a triangle with 3 points of a omnipotent god, omnibenevolent god and evil. where only 2 can exist at the same time to make evil possible e.g. you can’t have a all powerful and all loving god who allows evil to happen
does suffering bring us closer to god?
for some people it brings them closer to god and deepens their faith and definite faith in god as praying through suffering can strengthen their relationship and believing he made suffering for the better but for some they ask why god did this and he doesn’t answer them
what is augustneis argument?
adam and eve were given 1 rule to not eat the fruit and they had free will to eat or not
they committed moral evil disobeying god. world then corrupted with absence of good or privation and natural evil entered the world. we the descendants of Adam and eve share this sin, all tainted by original sin. its our fault god can’t intervene as it would take away our free will. good has to punish when make bad decisions, the death of jesus means original sin has been removed (redemption). believing in jesus sacrifice and away from sin means paradise
what is original sin ?
you have the capacity to sin but you don’t have to
why does augustine call it privation?
it means the lack of something. blindness isn’t evil it’s the lack of sight
what are strengths for irenaeans theory?
it allows to explain the theory of evolution, explains moral and natural evil moral-free will, natural-get close to god, evil has a purpose creating obstacles to get closer to god
what are weaknesses for irenaeans theory?
not all evil creates obstacles to get closer to god some evil is pointless, adam and eve where close to god and managed to not go to heaven, should all people deserve to go to heaven
what is irenaeans theory ?
god is at an epistemic distance from us, with each moral action we get closer, made in gods image
god made the world with the possibility of evil and gave us free will, the world is imperfect and natural evil provides obstacles for us to overcome, with each good moral action we become more like and closer to god
what are strengths of augustines theory?
god didn’t create evil we chose to he didn’t make us, they decided where their souls went, if god didn’t punish them for bad decisions then sin would go unnoticed
what are weaknesses of augustines theory ?
why was there a tree in the first place (the potential of evil, we have done nothing wrong but are born with original sin from adam and eve, as god knows all he would have known adam and eve would chose evil
what were the different roles of people in the holocaust?
perpetrator- those who helped in the genoside of jews , victims-those who were killed in the holocaust, rescuers- those who rescued those in camps and bystander-those who did nothing
what was the first act against jews in 1935?
nuremberg laws revoked german citizenship of all jews
what happened next in 1935?
jews were restricted from going to university or entering medical or legal processions
what was a criminal offence in 1935?
criminal offence for jews to marry or have sexual relations with someone of german blood
what happened in 1937?
jewish children were banned from going to school
what happened in 1938?
jewish people were required to carry id card with them at all times. any jew who didn’t have a recognisable first name were given middle names israel or sara on identification
what was kristallnacht?
1938-night of broken glass. night of extreme violence against jews, nazi stormtropers broke into and smashed up jewish shops, homes and synaguages. many ordinary germans joined in
what happened in 1939?
jews were forced into ghettos. living conditions were overcrowded and many died of starvation or disease. warsaw ghetto had 40,000 jews
what happened in 1941?
invasion of USSR german killing squads round up and murder jews in russia 33,000 are murdered in 2 days near kiev
what did jews wear in 1941?
made to wear the yellow star of david on clothes at all times
what happened at kristallnacht?
they smashed and broke peoples shops and houses. 91 were murdered and others committed suicide. were torured with their own furniture and threatened with guns to open shops, synagogues were burnt and the fire brigade didn’t do anything
whats does liberation mean?
freedom of different types of people and even groups or even emotions and a newbeining and hope.
were the jews really liberated?
they weren’t really free, they were mentally and physically scared for life, they had nowhere to go and no family to return to, they had no money or processions they had forgot how to live
what happened when the jews were liberated?
the jews that did survive had lost most/all of their families and home, it was too late jewish communities had been wiped out 90% of polish jews had been wiped out, their lives were trying to survive every minuet , scavenge, protect themselves and they had forgotten how to live, had no purpose to live and saw the full destruction of war
where did some jews go after liberation?
went to displaced persons camp and some tried to immigrate from Europe to places of no destruction like south Africa, Australia, they had a new purpose to build new life and get married
what were concentration camps?
confinement of people in one place without trial, harsh conditions, no rights , nazi imprisonment, jews died due to little food and water
what were work camps?
exposing jews to forced labour in camps, section of concentration camp, nazis intensions were to exterminate jews through forced labour and terrible conditions and also for economic gain
what were transit camps?
camp of temporary imprisonment before going to a concentration camp, deporting jews from all over europe passing over 70,000 jews, 1000 auschwitz
what were extermination camps?
camps were death factories, including the mass killing of jews between june-setptember 1941, jews in large numbers were forced into gas chambers to die and were near railway lines so could be easily transported
what happened to peoples faith in the holocaust?
some people lost their faith due the question why was he letting jews die and why didn’t he help them and if lost family members would ask why he let them die. some people strengthened their faith as god was the only thing keeping them going and as they survived would thank god
how does the holocaust fit into the inconsistent triangle?
if god was all loving then how could he let this go on without doing anything or answering peoples prayers that their family would be alive if he had the power to
what happened in israel that is relevant to the holocaust?
after being freed in passover the jews and god made a covenant that the jews would obey his laws and god would protect and deliver them
what disproves irenaens theory in the holocaust?
a christian imprisoned for helping jews and as irenaens theory says doing good things makes you become closer to god but she stopped believing in god
how might jewish children find it hard to believe in god?
as their parents taught them how to believe in god if they died they might not know how to believe in god
why do some people still believe in god after the holocaust?
if all the jews lost faith then there would be no jews left and hilter would have won even if he didn’t kill them they aren’t jews if they don’t believe. also people ask where was god but others ask where was humanity as they stood silently and jews have had a rough history and always managed to get back
