problem of evil definitions Flashcards
define: logical problem of evil
how can God be all-powerful and all-loving yet evil still exist?
define: evidential problem
the amount of evil in the world
define: dysteleological evil
evil and suffering that does not seem to have a purpose
define: soul-deciding
individual decides where their soul will go depending on their response to Jesus
define: moral evil
evil and suffering caused by humans e.g. war
define: natural evil
evil and suffering caused by natural events e.g. tsunamis
define: epistemic distance
knowledge of god’s existence not obvious to enable humans to have free will
define: eschatology
end times or last days of the universe (often a reference to the afterlife)
define: soul-making
Hick’s phrase referring to growing from the image into the likeness of God
define: privation
lack of an essential characteristic or property e.g. blindness a lack of sight
define: theodicy
a defenceprb justification of God in the face of suffering
define: inconsistent triad
god cannot be omnipotent, and omni-benevolent or evil would not exist
