Problem of evil

Question 1

What does Hume say about the problem of evil

Answer 1

-God is not omnipotent
-God is not on I benevolent
Or evil does not exist

Question 2

The problem for theism is the belief in a all living and powerful God

Answer 2

If god is all knowing and powerful, he must want to abolish evil and suffering because he would not want his beings to suffer unnecessarily

Question 3

As evil and suffering still exists, is God still all knowing all loving and omniprotent?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Doessuffering test our faith in god ?

Answer 4

Yes, life is a test, we all have free will

Question 5

Logical

Answer 5

The mere existence of evil is logically impossible with the existence of an all loving, all powerful God

Question 6

Evidential

Answer 6

The amount of evil that exists is incompatible with the existence of an all loving and powerful God

Question 7

What does the inconsistent triad consist of

Answer 7

Gods omnipotence
Gods omnibenevolenve
The existence of evil

Question 8

Outline the three types of evil

Answer 8

Natural evil- evil caused in other ways such as a hurricane
Moral evil- evil caused y choice or murder
Evil- any unjust actions that cause suffering

Question 9

What do monists believe

Answer 9

Monists believe that the universe is single and all good.

eVIL EXISTS IN OUR MINDS

Question 10

What do Hindu and bUddhists believe

Answer 10

Suffering is not from god, god is not responsible for the suffering in this world

Question 11

Solving the problem of evil

Answer 11

Aquila’s believed that God allowed evil to exist as a greater plan of his love.therefore, there is no logical contradiction Olin god being regarded as all loving and all powerful because he has a reason for evil to exist

Question 12

What are theodicies

Answer 12

Theodicies are arguments that suggest that god is right to allow the existence of evil and suffering because they are necessary and essential

Question 13

How does Augustine recognise evil and suffering

Answer 13

He notes that god is not able to abolish evil if he is not all willing, if he is not able to then he is not all powerful

Question 14

Augustinian theodicy

Uses accounts of genesis
His theodicy argues that god Created the world and it was perfect, without the existence of evil and suffering

Answer 14

He defined evil as the probation of goodness, just as blindness is a privation of sight

Question 15

Where does the existence of evil originate from

Answer 15

It originated from free will possessed by angels and humans that turned their back on god

Perfection was ruined by sin

Question 16

Strengths of the Augustinian theodicy

Answer 16

Logical for religious believers/ they believe that Hod is all loving and powerful

It explains the problem of evil, gives religious believers hope

It’s soul deciding/ the notion of heaven and hell, through your actions, your will will be decided

Question 17

Weaknesses of the Augustinian theodicy

Answer 17

Goes against the theory of evolution
Evil and suffering is still a problem in today’s world

If the world was created perfectly, there would be no knowledge of good and evil

Question 18

Schleiermacher- there is logical contradiction to make the claim that a perfectly created world went wrong

Answer 18

Either the world was not perfect when god created it or god made it go wrong

Link to Adam and Eve disobeying god I

Question 19

Is natural evil a punishment for moral evil

Answer 19

Yes, it occurred because of the loss of order in nature

Augustin

Question 20

Irenaean theodicy

There are two stages to creation

Answer 20

1st stage- man was created as an immature being and has yet to grow

2nd stage/ there should be a time to change where man would respond to situations and become a ‘ child of god

Question 21

IRENAEUS ARGUED THAT THE WORLD WAS CREATED IMPERFECTLY SO PEOPLE WOULD DO GOOD AND TURN TO GOD

Answer 21

We were made at a distance from god, epistemic distance

Question 22

You do not need to experience evil to develop compassion

You also cannot guarantee a good outcome

Therefore, irenaud saw evil as necessary part of life, something that will make us into better people

Answer 22

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Question 23

Is god responsible for the existence of evil?

Answer 23

Itemaus said the world was mare imperfect so moral evil was the result of free will, allowing us to disobey God

Question 24

Weaknesses of the irenaean theodicy

Answer 24

Everyone goes to heaven, immorality is not punished

The quantity and extremity of evil seems unacceptable

However irenaeus said that heaven was created for everyone

Question 25

Strengths of the irenaun theodicy

man was created as an immature being, this allows us to link to free will

Answer 25

It argues that the soul is soul making, this allows us to know that we are in control of our day to day lives regardless of god being all knowing