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Evil and suffering Flashcards

1
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Define natural evil

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Evil not caused by humans - happens as a result of nautral phenomenas/God

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Define moral evil

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Evil caused by humans

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2 examples of natural evil (from the course)

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The Permian-Triassic extinction (the great dying) and Mount Vesuvius (Pompeii)

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2 examples of moral evil (from the course)

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Rowe - fawn dying in a forest fire, child abuse
Dostoyevsky - animal suffering and child abuse

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What was the name of the novel written by Dostoyevsky?

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The Brothers Karamazov

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In Dostoyevsky’s novel what did Ivan state about heaven

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He would hasten to return the ticket to heaven offered by God

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Which problem of evil does Dostoyevsky’s novel support

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Evidential problem of evil

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What is the logical problem of evil

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God cannot be omnipotent, omnibenevolent whilst evil exists

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What is the inconsistent triad

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Three statements which cannot logically coexist as they are contradictory; God is omnibenevolent, omniscient, evil exists

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Who coined the phrase inconsistent triad?

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Mackie

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What is Epicurus’ quote regarding the logical problem of evil?

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Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is impotent. Is God able to prevent evil but unwilling? Then he is malicious. Is God both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?

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What are the two parts to the evidential problem of evil?

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  1. Evil is overwhelming in quantity and quality
  2. Pointless suffering exists
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13
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What example of moral evil supports pointless suffering?

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Rowe - fawn trapped in forest fire and abuse of little girl

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What example of moral evil supports evil that is overwhelming in quantity and quality?

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Dostoyevsky - animal and child abuse

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Who came up with a version of the free will defence only to reject it?

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Mackie

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What are first order goods and evils according to Mackie?

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The experience in life of good and evil

17
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What are second order goods according to Mackie?

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Our responses to experiences of good and evil

18
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One example of God using natural evil as a punishment

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the Flood / 10 plagues

19
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How would Augustine respond to natural evil?

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It is part of a larger good plan

20
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Rabi Greenberg’s quote regarding evil and suffering?

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No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children”

21
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Mackie’s quote on God removing evil

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A wholly good being eliminates evil as far as it can

22
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How can statement 1 (omnipotence) of the inconsistent triad be denied?

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Process theodicy: God is not all powerful therefore cannot stop evil

23
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How can statement 2 (omnibenevolence) of the inconsistent triad be denied?

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Dawkins: the God of the old Testament is arguable the most unpleasant character in all of fiction

24
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How can statement 3 (evil exists) of the inconsistent triad be denied?

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Augustine - privatio boni

25
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What does privato boni mean?

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Absence of good - evil does not exist as an entity in and ofitself - it is just the absence/lack of good

26
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What quality of God does the evidential problem of evil add to the problem of evil?

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God’s omniscience

27
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How can God’s omniscience support the problem of evil?

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Why would an all knowing God create a universe/humans that he knew would cause such extensive suffering

28
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How can the original sin be used as a defence against the problem of evil

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Evil is a result of human abuse of free will

29
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What parable did Kierkegaard propose?

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The king and the humble maiden

30
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What was the point of Kierkeegard’s parable?

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God allows us to freely choose to love God - no constraints or restrictions by God therefore we have complete free will

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