Good and Evil key concepts

Question 1

incarnation

Answer 1

-“made flesh”
-The Christian belief that God became man in Jesus

Question 2

Evil

Answer 2

-The absence of good
-This is at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering

Question 3

Privation

Answer 3

-The loss of a quality or something that is normally present
-St Augustine said that evil is a privation of good

Question 4

Suffering

Answer 4

-Pain or loss which harms human beings
-Some suffering is caused by other human beings (moral evil); some is not (natural evil).

Question 5

Goodness

Answer 5

-The quality of being like God
-Seeking the well-being of others selflessly

Question 6

Free-will

Answer 6

-The decision making part of a person’s mind is called the will
-Free-will is when a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces.

Question 7

Natural Law

Answer 7

-The laws of right and wrong are the same for all people, in all places at all times
-Every human can discover the natural law.

Question 8

Conscience

Answer 8

-Human reason making moral decisions
-The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by God