The Problem of Evil and Suffering Flashcards

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What is moral suffering?

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Suffering caused by the misuse of free will by humans.

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2
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What is natural suffering?

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Suffering that has not been caused by humans

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Why does evil and suffering cause problems for Christians?

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  1. If God is omnipotent then he must be able to remove evil.
  2. If God is omnibenevolent then he must want to remove evil.
  3. If God is omniscient he must have known about evil that would come by creating the universe in the way he did.
  4. Meaning that God does not exist or that God is missing one of those qualities
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