the connection between moral and natural evil Flashcards

1
Q

expanding our understanding of agency or of natural processes it is possible to show that moral and natural evil are connected and can even be reduced to on type

A

is moral evil a type of natural evil?

or is natural evil a type of moral evil ?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

is moral evil a type of natural evil?

A

p1 natural evil= evil emerging from natural processes and laws
p2 moral evil= evil caused by human agency
p3 human agency emerges from natural processes and laws
conc therefore moral evil is just a human centred type of natural evil.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

or is natural evil a type of moral evil?

A

p1 moral evil- evil caused by agency
p2 natural evil- evil emerging from natural processes and laws
p3 god is an agent who created the worlds natural processes and laws
conc therefore natural evil is a type of moral evil brough about by god.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly