Problem of evil and suffering

Question 1

What are the 2 kinds fo evil?

Answer 1

Natural evil (e.g. natural disaster)
Moral evil (e.g. sin such as lying)

Question 2

How does Islam approach the problem of evil and suffering?

Answer 2

Everyone is born with the instinct to know right from wrong and have free will to make their decisions to avoid evil and suffering.

Question 3

How does Buddhism approach the problem of evil and suffering?

Answer 3

Evil doesn’t exist, is created by humanity.

Question 4

How does Theism approach the problem of evil and suffering?

Answer 4

Accepts that, as part of their faith, bad things happen and that that is natural in any relationship of love.

Question 5

Describe the inconsistent triad.

Answer 5

The dilemma that the 3 principles of evil existing, God being omnipotent and God being omnibenevolent cannot logically be believed to be true at the same time.

Question 6

What is J.L.Mackie’s development of the inconsistent triad?

Answer 6

“A wholly good and omnipotent being would eliminate evil completely. If there is evil, there cannot be such a being.”

P1 God is omnipotent so can stop evil
P2 God is omnibenevolent so wants to stop evil
P3 God is omniscient so knows how to stop evil
P4 Evil exists
C Therefore, the God of classical theism does not exist.