The Problem of Evil - Key Words Flashcards

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Moral Evil

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Evil done as a result of human choices

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Non-Moral Evil

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Evil, such as found in nature, which owes nothing to human choice. e.g earthquakes

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Suffering

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Another term for non-moral evil

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Natural Evil

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Any evil that arises in nature without reference to human agency, e.g earthquakes

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Inconsistent Triad

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God is all-powerful, so he could prevent evil.
God is all-loving so he would want to prevent evil
Yet evil exists
How is it possible that these claims be true?

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Deism

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The belief that there is a God who created the Universe but had no further interest in or connection with its affairs

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Abrahamic Religions

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Judaism, Islam and Christianity, they trace their history back to the ancient figure of Abraham

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Theodicy

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An attempt to justify the goodness of God given the fact of evil

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Heresy

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An opinion, viewpoint or practice at variance with established teaching, particularly of a Church or religion

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Soul-deciding theodicy

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Any theodicy, such as that of Augustine, which sees evil as a test of goodness and faithfulness to God

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Omnipotence

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Literally ‘all-powerful’. In relation to God, this is understood to mean his ability to perform any possible action

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Original Sin

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Universal tendency to commit evil

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Pelegianism

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A heresy from the fifth century, denies the original sin and believes we attain heaven by our own unaided efforts, we do not depend on god
William Temple would call it ‘the only intrinsically damnable heresy’

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Dysteleological

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Something that serves no purpose

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