Unit 4 The Problem Of Evil And Suffering Flashcards
How do religious people explain natural disasters if god is omnipotent
God isn’t to blame for bad weather, these are caused by the same forces that made the volcanoes to shape the world into what it is now
How to religious people respond to man made suffering
God doesn’t control us and gave us freewill, therefore, there will be some that cause suffering for others
What are the purposes for suffering
Mothers suffer in child birth to create life
People suffer to achieve a goal such as climbing everest
It is a test by god to test your loyalty
It’s a punishment
What do buddhists believe suffering is caused by and what are the three poisons
Craving or desire. The three poisons are hatred, greed and ignorance
What do christians blame suffering on
It is the result of people having freewill
It is because of the devil
What do Hindus think suffering is caused by
It’s the result of bad karma you’ve gotten from this life and a past life. You can get good karma by helping others and reducing the suffering of others
What does Islam teach suffering is caused by
It is from the freewill we have been given and from shayton. The source of evil that’s job is to test people but not do anything more than they can handle
What is suffering
When people have to live with and face unpleasant events or conditions
What is responsibility
The idea that we are in charge and responsible for our own actions
What is natural suffering
Suffering caused by nature
What us man made suffering
Suffering caused by the actions of people
What is freewill
Having the ability to choose or determine ones own destiny
What is just
Fair or right
What is evil
The opposite of good, a force or the personification of a negative power
What is unjust
Unfair or not right
What is a personal being for evil
The idea that exil is a spirit or devil, rather than an impersonal force
What is a physiological phenomenon
An idea about the nature of evil that is something arising from the mind of a person
What is an impersonal force
The idea that evil is a power outside of people that draws them to evil
Summarise story of job and what religion does it teach
Satan challenge god that he can turn Job against god if he gave him lots of suffering. God allowed Satan to carry out jobs trials, killing his children and destroying his pi cessions. Job stills stays loyal to god. Jobs friends think this is a punishment from god but job insists he did nothing wrong, he begins to lose faith. Then one friends suggested the idea that we can’t understand god but know his actions are for good. This builds jobs faith, he is then rewarded with more children and more money and along life. Judaism
What do sikhs believe evil is caused by
Humans aren’t evil by nature but are self centred and ignorant, this blinds them from god and creates evil
What do Hindus think evil is caused by
They believe god is all good and light, they believed when people turn away from god, they cast a shadow in god light, this shadow is evil
