The Free Will Defence (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Free Will Defence purpose
Free Will Defence purpose
Explains why God allows evil via free will & greater good
Type of evil FWD primarily explains
Type of evil FWD primarily explains
Moral evil (caused by human choices)
3 requirements for genuine free will
3 requirements for genuine free will
Permission, ability, and opportunity to do evil
First-order evils (Mackie)
First-order evils (Mackie)
Basic pain & suffering (e.g. toothache, physical pain)
Second-order goods (Mackie)
Second-order goods (Mackie)
Higher virtues responding to evil (sympathy, compassion, love)
Third-order good (Mackie)
Third-order good (Mackie)
Freedom to choose between goods/evils; makes us responsible
Mackie's objection to FWD
Mackie's objection to FWD
Why couldn't God make humans who always freely choose good?
Plantinga's response to Mackie
Plantinga's response to Mackie
'Make someone freely choose' is a logical contradiction
Natural evil challenge for FWD
Natural evil challenge for FWD
Not caused by human free will; e.g. earthquakes, diseases
Key weakness: evidential problem
Key weakness: evidential problem
Extent & intensity of evil - is freedom worth the price?