RPS Vocab Test Flashcards
1
Q
Omnipotent
A
all-powerful
2
Q
Omniscient
A
all-knowing
3
Q
Omnibenevolent
A
all-loving and all-good
4
Q
Moral suffering/evil
A
suffering which is caused by humans
5
Q
Natural suffering/evil
A
suffering which is not caused by humans; it is caused by nature
6
Q
Theodicy
A
an attempt to explain how Gd can be all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving even though evil and suffering exist.
7
Q
Sin
A
an action which disobeys gd e.g. murdering or stealing
8
Q
original sin
A
the idea that everyone is born sinful. We have an inbuilt tendency to sin. This tendency is inherited from the first two humans (Adam and Eve) who disobeyed god in the Garden of Eden.
