The Problem Of Evil And Suffering And God’s Nature

Question 1

2 views on evil

Answer 1

• must be committed by someone or involve bad intention

- events which produce negative consequences

Question 2

2 types of evil

Answer 2

Natural and moral

Question 3

Natural evil

Answer 3

Involves events, which are not caused by a human’s intentions, causing pain and suffering.
E.g. tsunami, earthquake, disease

Question 4

Moral evil

Answer 4

Morally bad intention or action, often resulting in pain and suffering
E.g. murder, theft, exploitation due to hate, or greed or anger

Question 5

Inconsistent triad reasoning

Answer 5

• More loving for god to give us free Will, meaning moral evil is possible - natural evil may be a punishment for original sin
• evil may be a test - book of job = suffering tests character and faith

Question 6

Inconsistent triad

Answer 6

If god is benevolent and omnipotent and righteous, it doesn’t make sense for him to allow evil and suffering.
If he is omnipotent he could stop evil and suffering.
If he is benevolent he wouldn’t want people to suffer
If he is righteous he wouldn’t let good people suffer.

Question 7

The fall and free will

Answer 7

• when Adam and Eve disobeyed God they fell from God’s grace.
• disobeying god means we have free will.
• free will means that they can choose to be evil

Question 8

Original sin

Answer 8

A kind of imperfection and separation from God’s will, is inherited at birth. However many Christian’s still believe that human ps have the capability to be good - to follow God’s will.

Question 9

Quote

Answer 9

When you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like god, knowing good and evil