1.7 The Problem of Evil and Suffering

Question 1

Moral evil

Answer 1

Suffering caused by the actions of humans.
e.g. murder, and war.

Question 2

Natural Evil

Answer 2

caused by nature and has nothing to do with the actions of humans.
e.g earthquakes floods,tsunamisand disease.

Question 3

Inconsistent Triad

Answer 3

God is omnibenevolent
God is omnipotent
Evil exists

God has the power to stop evil, but does not

Question 4

Christian Theodicies towards the problem of evil and suffering

Answer 4

Augustinian Theodicy
Irenean Theodicy

Question 5

Christians Augustinian Theodicy

Answer 5

God created the world perfect, but evil entered the world due to original sin

Question 6

Augustinian Theodicy quote - Gen1:31

Answer 6

‘God saw all that he had made and saw that it was very good’

Question 7

Christians Irenean Theodicy

Answer 7

God created a flawed world so that humans have free will to choose between good and evil.

Important for human development
Makes the few worthy of salvation

Question 8

Responses to the Inconsistent Triad

Answer 8

God is beyond human understanding