WHICH TYPE OF EVIL IS A GREATER CHALLENGE TO FAITH?

Question 1

Why is natural evil more difficult to justify than moral evil?

Answer 1

• Moral evil can be explained by human actions, whereas moral evil cannot.
• Moral evil is the unavoidable risk that free will entails.
• Natural evil is beyond human control and often seems without purpose.

Question 2

Why are they both equally difficult to justify?

Answer 2

• Augustine blames moral and natural evil on humans- disrupting God’s natural order (famine is a result of human greed, global warming through humans).
• Hick suggests both evil is necessary for human development.
• Process thought trace both back to the flawed materials used to create the world.