Hick's Theodicy

Question 1

whose ideas does hick use

Answer 1

Irenaeus

Question 2

in hicks theodicy, god is both…

Answer 2

all powerful and all good

Question 3

if god is all good and all powerful, did he create evil

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

what are the two types of evil

Answer 4

moral and natural

Question 5

why do we have moral evil

Answer 5

because Adam and eve created the original sin and ate from the forbidden tree

Question 6

who made the original sin

Answer 6

Adam and eve

Question 7

why do we have natural evil

Answer 7

because of fallen angels

Question 8

why did the angels fall

Answer 8

because they rebelled against god

Question 9

why do we have evil

Answer 9

because evil has a purpose

Question 10

Genesis 1v26

Answer 10

“let us make man in our image, after our likeness”

Question 11

who were we made in the image of

Answer 11

god

Question 12

even though we are made in the image of god, what do we need to do

Answer 12

grow into his likeness

Question 13

what are humans

Answer 13

immature

Question 14

even though humans are immature, what do we have

Answer 14

potential

Question 15

what are humans like

Answer 15

new born babies

Question 16

what do we learn from

Answer 16

our mistakes

Question 17

what are Irenaeus’ dates

Answer 17

130-200

Question 18

what did Adam and eve make their mistake through

Answer 18

immaturity

Question 19

the original sin - perfection/time

Answer 19

negative correlation

Question 20

the universe, earth and human beings develop over time - perfection/time

Answer 20

positive correlation

Question 21

god created free, personal, moral beings who…

Answer 21

can grow

Question 22

are humans perfect

Answer 22

no

Question 23

are humans robots

Answer 23

no

Question 24

first stage of creation

Answer 24

animal existence

Question 25

second stage of creation

Answer 25

higher level existence

Question 26

animal existence

Answer 26

bios

Question 27

higher level existence

Answer 27

Zoe

Question 28

free will is

Answer 28

valuable

Question 29

what is part of being human

Answer 29

free will

Question 30

without free will, what would we be

Answer 30

robots

Question 31

if we always chose good...

Answer 31

we would never learn

Question 32

if god removes evil...

Answer 32

he will remove our free will

Question 33

we should live in a world which

Answer 33

we don't feel like god is constantly watching us

Question 34

god does not

Answer 34

force himself on humans

Question 35

good includes

Answer 35

rejecting evil

Question 36

what does hick call it when god doesn't constantly watch us

Answer 36

epistemic distance

Question 37

what does epistemic mean

Answer 37

knowledge

Question 38

example

Answer 38

would you speed if the chief of police is sat next to you in the car?

Question 39

things that you can choose due to free will

Answer 39

love

Question 40

based on

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personal quality's

Question 41

examples: hick

Answer 41

told to love under hypnosis

Question 42

examples: vardy

Answer 42

the king and the peasant girl

Question 43

why did god make evil

Answer 43

so humans could have a choice

Question 44

choices must have real...

Answer 44

consequences

Question 45

choices must have both

Answer 45

good and bad consequences

Question 46

what does hick call this kind of world

Answer 46

the vale of soul making

Question 47

pain is...

Answer 47

necessary

Question 48

what does pain teach us

Answer 48

what is valuable and what is dangerous

Question 49

suffering is part of the...

Answer 49

predictable universe

Question 50

hick uses the analogy of the...

Answer 50

parent and child

Question 51

what does the parent want to do

Answer 51

develop valuable characteristics

Question 52

short term pain can mean

Answer 52

long term gain

Question 53

if you say no to a child...

Answer 53

they learn the value of something

Question 54

the world is

Answer 54

instrumentally good

Question 55

unlike Augustine

Answer 55

things are not intrinsically good in themselves

Question 56

earthquakes are not good but

Answer 56

they provide work for people and opportunity's to act selflessly

Question 57

if we had no suffering, we wouldn't have

Answer 57

courage charity compassion

Question 58

what did the tsunami in December 2004 do

Answer 58

it brought the world together

Question 59

what do we learn through experience

Answer 59

worthwhile virtues

Question 60

what does suffering build

Answer 60

good character

Question 61

what does Jesus' life demonstrate

Answer 61

his likeness of god

Question 62

often suffering does not produce

Answer 62

character development

Question 63

what is the purpose of evil

Answer 63

to produce good

Question 64

hick believes in

Answer 64

universal salvation

Question 65

when do we become perfect

Answer 65

in the next life

Question 66

hell is a place of

Answer 66

temporary suffering

Question 67

what do we all eventually become

Answer 67

in the likeness of god

Question 68

when do we all do in the end

Answer 68

enter heaven