The Problem of Evil and Suffering (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Moral evil definition
Moral evil definition
Acts by humans (murder, theft) + failure to help others
Natural evil definition
Natural evil definition
Disease, starvation, storms, floods, earthquakes from nature
Suffering definition
Suffering definition
Mental or physical pain from moral and natural evil
The inconsistent triad (3 statements)
The inconsistent triad (3 statements)
God omnipotent, God omnibenevolent, evil exists
Who first identified the inconsistent triad?
Who first identified the inconsistent triad?
Epicurus (341-270 BCE)
Augustine's privatio boni
Augustine's privatio boni
Evil is absence of good, not independent existence
Free Will Defence core idea
Free Will Defence core idea
God allows evil to preserve human free will
Evidential problem: 2 types of problematic evil
Evidential problem: 2 types of problematic evil
Overwhelming in quantity/quality & pointless evil
William Rowe's fawn example shows what?
William Rowe's fawn example shows what?
Pointless suffering: no human knows, no good comes from it
Omniscient means
Omniscient means
All-knowing; God knows all future events before creation