Suffering and Evil Flashcards
What is moral evil ? + example
acts of evil caused by humans (murder)
what is natural evil? + example
evil caused by events that happen within nature and are out of humans control (floods)
What is ST Augustine’s definition of evil?
that which we fear or the act of fear itself
When was the Lisbon Earthquake?
1 November 1755 - All Saints Day
What were the number of deaths? how did the earthquake kill so many?
30,000 deaths - the service was holy day of obligation so thousands of worshippers had attended the service to honour saints
What is the Epicurus Classical Problem of Suffering?
the universe was deliberately created by a God who is omnipotent, omni-benevolent, omniscient and omnipresent it would seem impossible for the world to go wrong like it has
What is John L Mackie’s Inconsistent TRiad?
- God is omnipotent
- God is omnibenevolent
- Evil exists
- logically inconsistent for all 3 to exist simultaneously
Why does JLMackie conclude that God must not exist?
Evil is evidently tangible in the world and its existence can’t be dismissed so God must not exist
What did William Rowe say about intense human and animal suffering?
seems pointless and proves an loving an all powerful God must not exist (EVIDENTIAL)
What did Gregory S Paul say about premature deaths?
the death of innocent children challenged God’s existence (300 billion humans have died naturally) (STATISTICAL)
