Problem of evil

Question 1

moral evil

Answer 1

harm or suffering huamsn responsible forr.

Question 2

Natural evul

Answer 2

harm suffering from earthwuake

Question 3

The logical poblem of evil

Answer 3

P1:God is by def omnipotent and omnibenevolent.
P2:An omnipotent being would have the power to eradicate evil
P3:An omnibenevolent being would would have the desire to do so.
C1:An omnipotent and omnibenevolent being would eradicate evil
C2:The existence of evil is incompatible with the existence of god.
P4: There is evil in the world
C3:God as defined above does not exist.

Question 4

The evidential problem of evil

Answer 4

P1:There exist instances of intense suffeing which an omnipotent and omnibenevolent being could have prevented without losing some greater good.
P2:An omnicient, omnibenevolent being would prevent occurances of any intense suffering it could, unless some greater good was hanging in the balance.
C: It is unlikely that there is an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient being.

Question 5

Plantinga’s response to logcal por lem of evil

Answer 5

he says that god would create the best possible world, it may not seem like it to us but thats because we dont know as much as god does, we arent in a position to know bete that god.

Question 6

The free will defense

Answer 6

P1: A world containing significantly free creatures is better than one without them
C2:Therefore, if god creates a world, it must contain significantly free creatures
P2:If a world contains significantly free creatures, then moral evil is possible in that world.
C2:Therefore, if god creates a world, it must include moral evil.

Question 7

P.2.

Logical/evidential conclusion

Answer 7

Logical: C3:Therefore, the existence of moral evil is compatible wih the existence of god.
Evidential:C3: Therefore, the amount of moal evil in the world is possible to explain.

Question 8

Soul making an its explination of the exietence of evil.

Answer 8

P1:A world containing evil is neccessary for humans to be capable of developing moral chac=acter.
P2: A supremely good god would want his createures to be capable of moral development, including aquiring good vitues, and striving to be perfect like god.
C:Therefore, if god creates a worl, it must be one with evil.