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Four Sources of Suffering/ Evil

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  1. God
  2. Man
  3. Evil
  4. The World
    • -Thomas Warren
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Three Levels of Suffering/ Evil

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Biological
Social
Moral or Religious
–Milton Ferguson

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Three Problems

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  1. The Unbeliever’s Problem
  2. The Believer’s Problem
  3. The Sufferer’s Problem
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The Unbeliever’s Problem

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A Philosophical Problem

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The Believer’s Problem

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A Faith Problem

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The Sufferer’s Problem

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A Practical Problem

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Theodicy From –

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Theos = God
Dike = Righteousness
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Theodicy

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A reasonable explanation of how the God of the Bible can allow evil and suffering to exist (for at least a certain period of time).
“Justify the ways of God to man.” –John Milton (Paradise Lost)

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“Justify the ways of God to man.” –

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–John Milton (Paradise Lost)

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Omnipotence

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Infinite in power

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Omnibenevolence

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Infinite in Goodness and Love

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Omniscience

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Infinite in Knowledge

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God’s Will

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  1. Ideal Will
  2. Circumstantial Will
  3. Ultimate Will
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God’s attributes related to the problem of evil

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  1. omnipotence- Infinite in power
  2. omnibenevolence- infinite in goodness and love
  3. infinite in justice
  4. omniscience- infinite in knowledge
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The Atheist’s Argument In philosophical circles this argument against God’s existence is called…?

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“the problem of evil”

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Two Types of arguments

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Deductive – logical, philosophical

Inductive – emotional, specific examples

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Deductive

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logical, philosophical

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Inductive

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emotional, specific examples

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the atheist’s argument is an argument from…?

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dysteleogy (aka suboptimality)

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You can have two, but not all three. - Mackie

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  1. God’s Power
  2. Evil
  3. God’s Goodness
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Two Categories of Evil

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  1. Natural Evil

2. Moral Evil

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Natural Evil

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involves attributes of the physical world

Examples: tornado, earthquake, disease

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Moral Evil

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Involves choices made by free moral agents

Examples: theft, robbery, child abuse

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Two Types of Moral Systems

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  1. Deontological

2. Teleological

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Deontological Moral System
Objective Grounded outside the individual Outside the mind Right is right, wrong is wrong
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Teleological Moral System
Subjective Grounded in the individual From within the mind End justifies means
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Example of the Deontological Moral System
Example: Food is necessary for survival
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Example of the Teleological Moral System
Example: Mexican food over Indian
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As long as it is possible that God has a reason for allowing suffering or evil, the disproof is...?
empty. | How could you disprove that God has a reason for allowing it?
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The Meaning of Life: No Purpose:
Nihilism
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This universe is....?
a vale of soul making
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atheist’s argument
1. If there is a flawless designer, then there is a flawless universe. 2. There is no flawless universe. 3. Therefore, there is no flawless designer
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problems with the athiest argument
1. First, it is valid. Must attack the premises. Example: does A imply B? Design argument? 2. Second, maybe it is more complicated than that once you consider that the flawless designer might have a good reason to allow perceived “flaws.”
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Intrinsic
``` Part of its essential nature In and of itself Not added to it Inherent If X, then is X in all cases ```
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Instrumental
Not in and of itself Used for that purpose Consequences, results Used as an instrument for a given outcome
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Nothing Subhuman Is....?
Intrinsically Evil
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Nothing Apart From Will Is...?
Intrinsically Evil
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Instrumental Evil
Things which are not intrinsically evil could be instrumentally evil If used for an evil purpose If used for an evil end
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- Warren
“Every instance of natural calamity results from some condition(s) which was necessary to God’s providing man with the ideal environment for soul-making.”
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Filial
relating to son or daughter, God and humanity
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Fraternal
relating to brother or sister, God’s children
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The Only Truly Intrinsic Evil is...?
sin
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sin
A violation of God’s will or nature
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That which is itself unfilial or unfraternal is...?
intrinsically evil
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Dr. Paul Brand
“The Gift of Pain” | Triumph at Carville
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We Could Use Our Planet More Efficiently
“It is plants like the periwinkle that have led to the development of 25 to 50 percent of prescription drugs used in the United States. But in the last 40 years, fewer than a dozen drugs approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration were developed from plants.”
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Rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, is used in treating what?
Rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, is used in treating childhood leukemia.
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Possible instrumental evils
Disease Automobile, scalpel Academic degree
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the insight of philosopher Augustine (354-430)
Evil is not a thing, it’s the lack of something.
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the insight of philosopher Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Evil may be a precondition for greater good.
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the insight of philosopher Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) | Coined the phrase, “The best of all possible worlds.”
Coined the phrase, “The best of all possible worlds.”
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the insight of philosopher John Hick (1922-present)
Influenced by Irenaeus (120-220) | Modern Day advocate of Vale of soul-making
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Argument from Dysteleology says about the design argument
The design argument is too selective Focuses on the good stuff Overlooks all of the bad stuff
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the abuse of a thing does not argue against ....?
the thing itself
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The Christian concludes...
that this world is as good as any possible world for the purpose that God had in creating it.
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Intrinsic Evil involves...?
choice, will, mind
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Dysteleology attacks
the teleological (design) argument

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