The Problem Of Evil Flashcards
Who are the scholars against the problem of evil?
Schleirmacher
J.L Mackie
D.Z Philips
Main points for Swinburne (For)
“Free will defence”
Choice between good and evil. It is freedom. If God intervenes then there’s less freedom.
Main points for St Augustine (For)
World was made perfect but humans misused free will and evil is punishment:
Main points for John Hick (For)
Humans develop through imperfections. ‘Goodness of Robots’
Main points of Iranaeus (for)
World was made imperfect to challenge us.
Main points of Schleirmacher (Against)
If world was perfect it could never go wrong. (Against Augustine)
Main points of J.L Mackie (Against)
Against Swinburne. Counteracts Gods so called “omnipotence”
Main points of D.Z Philips (Against)
Against Iranaeus. Love can never be expressed by allowing suffering to happen.
Richard Swinburne
“The less he allows men to bring about late scale horrors…
The less freedom and responsibility he gives.”
Richard Swinburne
“If there is always another chance..
Then there’s is no risk.”
Richard Swinburne
“There is a problem about why God allows evil, and if the theist does not have a satisfactory answer to it..
Then his belief in God is less than rational.”
St Augustine
“Either God cannot abolish evil or he will not:..
If he cannot then he is not all powerful; if he will not then he is not all good.”
Who are the scholars for the problem of evil?
Richard Swinburne
St Augustine
John Hick
St Iranaeus
