the problem of evil Flashcards
What did Volitaire say about the problem of evil?
Horrified by the state of Lisboten, how can an omnibevenolent God cause this?
What did Elie Wiesel say about God due to Austwitz;?
Said how can an all loving God cause this, made him rebel against worshipping God, can’t bless God as he caused torture.
What did Epiricus say about the problem of evil?
How can an all loving, all knowing God make us suffer even though he knew we were suffering, challenges our belief in God. Epiricys claimed that if God is all powerful why didn’t he stop evil from occurring He then argued that if God can prevent evil but does not, then God is not good.
He linked these two points together, claiming that if God is all-powerful and good, then evil would not exist. There is no ````god
What is an inconsistent triad?
is an argument against the concept of an all-powerful and all-loving God whilst suffering persists. Mackie created
if God is all-loving and all-powerful he should be able to prevent any suffering.
What does John Stuart mill say about the problem of evil?
That God doesn’t;t exist if theres evil, but if God does exist he is not all-loving.
What’S an example of moral evil?
Arnstadt Concentration Camp before-
Dig up bodega, too close to the forest because of the smell
Use human skin for lamps
What does John hick say about in his book evil and the God of love?
Difficult to see with all suffering how there could be a goodGod
The world isn’t designed for the maximization of pleasure and the minimization of pain, but is rather well adapted to the quite different purpose
of soul making.
What is a theodicy?
God is just and fair despite suffering
What does William Rowe say about the existence f God?
Evidential argument, show the presence of evil in the world inductively supports that God does not exist.
Focuses on intrinsic evil; intense human and animal suffering
What are William `Rowe’s argument?
omniscient, omnipotent being could have prevented without losing some greater good or persisting some evil bad or worse.
Omnisicnet wholly good being could have prevented intense suffering
Therefore there is no omnipotent, omniscient, wholly being
What are William `Rowe’s argument?
omniscient, omnipotent being could have prevented without losing some greater good or persisting some evil bad or worse.
Omnisicnet wholly good being could have prevented intense suffering
Therefore there is no omnipotent, omniscient, wholly being
His premise iws- a wholly good being would not permit any gracious evil .
The case of sue?
5 year old girl in flint, severely beaten, raped and strangled to death on New Years day 1986. Over jealously the boyfriend abused the woman and raped the 5 year old girl- dead.
What does Gregory Paul propose about premature deaths?
If God exists he has allowed us to live a life with intense suffering
There have been around 100 billion humans born to date
Pre-1800 around 50% of people died before maturity
What did Aquinas say about evil?
It is a privitation of goodness.
What is privation of good in latin?
“privatio Boni”
What does augustans theodicy mean?
The word of Bible was literally true, when God created the world “genesis- it was good”
Evil is not a real, positive quality. it was a falling away from goodness, evil first came into the world by the falling of angels. All angels were created perfect but some had less grave then others
Angels were trying to be ‘a lord of their own beings instead of relying on the goofnrdd of God.
We are all seminally present (from Adam and eve0` snd we are all responsible for this evil.
Why did Augustine say its a vital to have free will?
Free will can be turned to evil, its vital for us to have free will
Firstly, humans have free will, and only those who choose to follow God will be forgiven and able to avoid Hell.
what did Augustine say about hell?
Physical Hell exists. Humans have free will, and those who only choose to follow God will be forgiven and avoid hell
Adam and eve choice of sin affectedmour choice, we are unable to resist sin. Jesus Christ freed humans from original sin.
Even those who choose God’s grave will still go to hell for a time to purge them of their sin before heaven
we can only be saved if we choose grace
What was Schielmachers critique?
Even if evil is a privation of the world, Got enabled it to go wrong or it wasn’t perfect to begin with.
Also thought it was difficult to understand how in a perfect world with no knowledge of bad how it could be possibly wrong to disobey god. Good and evil would be unknown (however commandments and the Bible).
What is `iraneons theodicy?
God allows evil and suffering to have a pplave In the world and delieberaltey created with both so we could grow and achieve a relationship with God and so we could appreciate good.
There also has to be evil in the world so we can develop as individuals, if everything always went our well we could never appreciate the good.
What is the Genesis 1.26 quote?
“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”
How does iraneous theodicy and augustines differ`/
Believed we weren’t created good but in a process of creatpm.
Irenaeus stated that God made humans imperfect and is therefore partly responsible for the existence of evil. To make humans perfect would take away their freedom to live in accordance with God’s will.
What does Elie wise quote say?
“he is almighty isn’t he? so he could use his might to save the victims but he doesn’t! so whose side is he on?
What is the quotation from iraneons theodicy?
In time, all evil will be overcome and everyone will come to God, justifying evil and suffering
