Problem of Evil Flashcards

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Scholars supporting Logical Problem

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EAHM

Epicurus, Aquinas, Hume, Mackie

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Scholars supporting Evidential Problem

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RMFP

Rowe, Mill, Fry, DZ Phillips

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Iranean Theodicy

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Humans can develop fully under evil

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Hick’s Vale

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ILMUE
Made in "Image", develop into Llikeness"
"Morally static"
Universalism
NEED Epistemic distance
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Epicurean Paradox

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Not able/willing- qualities inconsistent with evil

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Aquinas

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“Infinite goodness” cannot coexist with smallest amount of evil-> God’s/ human’s goodness not the same

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Hume

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“rock of atheism”

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Mackie

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Inconsistent Triad- “wholly good being eliminates evil as far as it can”

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Rowe

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5 year old+ Fawn= unnecessary

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Mill

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Evil and suffering indicate weak creator

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Fry

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“bone cancer in children”
“cicada flys”
“capricious, mean-minded, selfish”

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DZ Phillips

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“cannot justify his actions”

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Swinburne

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“over-protective parent”

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Vardy

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King and Peasant Girl

“eventual state of happiness… is so great.. that any amount of suffering is worthwhile”

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15
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Plantinga

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Free will necessitates moral evil or else would be robots

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16
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Challenges to Natural Evil

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No fossils of rational super-people

No A&E-> Biblical authority

17
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Schleiermacher

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Evil cannot create itself out of perfection

Soteriological implication is judgement day- evil will be punished so God is still just/perfect

18
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Karamazov

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Price of suffering is too great

19
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Gil Edwards

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Arena in which to develop-> Excessive

20
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Darwin

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Evolution developing from chaos

21
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Scholars against Logical/ Evidential

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AIHGSVP
Augustine
Iranaeus
Hick
Gil Edwards
Swinburne
Vardy- King and Peasant Girl
Plantinga
22
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Counters to Justifications

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CSK
Challenges to Natural
Schleiermacher
Karamazov

23
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Augustinian Theodicy

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God is omnibenevolent, free will allows for a privatio boni - “all evil is either a sin or the punishment for sin”