The problem of evil key words

Question 1

Moral evil

Answer 1

evil made by humans with free will e.g Murder

Question 2

Natural evil

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Evil made by natural causes e.g earthquake

Question 3

Epicurus

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Greek philosopher ‘wrath of God’

Question 4

Mackies inconsistent triad

Answer 4

Omnibenevolent or omnipotent, or he does not exist

Question 5

Omnibenevolent

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All loving

Question 6

Omnipotent

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All powerful

Question 7

William rowe

Answer 7

1931-2015 philosopher

Question 8

Gregory S Paul

Answer 8

Premature deaths theodicy

Question 9

‘the rock of theism’

Answer 9

Problem of evil by David hume

Question 10

Theodicy

Answer 10

A philosophical attempt to solve the problem of evil

Question 11

Story of job

Answer 11

God and devil have bet, Job questions God and god tells him not to question him

Question 12

Rich man and lazarus

Answer 12

Rich man isn’t generous to Lazarus who was poor when they were alive so he ends up in hell while lazurus is in heaven

Question 13

The devil

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Chose not to serve God and so was banished to hell, tempted Adam and Eve with the apple of knowledge

Question 14

Augustinian theodicy

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God can’t just fix the world because he is just.

Question 15

The fall

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In the book of Genesis Adam and Eve make original sin

Question 16

original sin

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eve eats the apple in the garden of Eden

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Fallen angels

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1/3 of the angels fell with lucifer

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Atonement

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Jesus’ death was to save us from sin

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judgement day

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at the end of time, god judges everyone

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Privation

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absence of goodness

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Soul- deciding

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During suffering you never choose to go against god

Question 22

Literalist

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Takes the bible seriously, word for word

Question 23

seminal presence

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Original sin entered the world through adams loins

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Biological impossibilities (Adam)

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We couldnt have all come from adam

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Evelution theory

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disproves Adam with the idea of evolution

Question 26

Free will

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God gave us free will o make our own choices

Question 27

irenean theodicy

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Humans are made in the image of God, but not yet his likeness.

Question 28

Hick

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21st century scholar, earn our salvation

Question 29

Universal salvation

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Everyone will eventually be reconciled by god

Question 30

Ockham’s razor

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It’s too complicated

Question 31

Schleiermacher

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The world was either built imperfect or was a mistake

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Plantinga

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Because God is benevolent he gave us free will

Question 33

Romans 5:3

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“we rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, character; and character hope”

Question 34

D.Z Philips

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Allowing evil can never be an expression of love

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Baby analogy

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Just like a baby has to develop into a fully grown human, the same applies to us and God

Question 36

Epistemic distance

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a distance measured in knowledge rather than space and time

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Eschatological justification

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God’s mercy continues in the afterlife providing justification for evil in the temporary suffering of creation

Question 38

Vale of soul making

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A stage were the soul develops toward spiritual perfection

Question 39

Second order goods

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Qualities such as courage/forgiveness can only develop as a response to some type of suffering. Helps move from ‘image’ to likeness’