The Free Will Defence Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Christian FWD?
A
God is justified in allowing evil to exist in the universe because evil is needed to allow humans to understand and prefer the good.
2
Q
What does Mackie say?
A
It is logically possible for a person to make free, good choices all of the time. God could have created humans so that they would only make free good choices. God did not.
3
Q
Mackie says that God must either?
A
Lack the power, or is not loving enough to do so. Therefore, Mackie concludes that God does not exist.
4
Q
Evaluating Mackie’s argument?
A
Being made in such a way that you can only “choose” good is not a free choice- you are going what God has made you do.
