(Omni)benevolence (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Define (Omni)benevolence
Define (Omni)benevolence
All loving
Why is all-loving crucial for God?
Why is all-loving crucial for God?
For God to be worthy of worship
Heart of Christian teaching
Heart of Christian teaching
Agape
Who embodies love in Christianity?
Who embodies love in Christianity?
Jesus
Why does God provide free will?
Why does God provide free will?
So humans can choose to love God willingly
What contradicts God's all-loving nature?
What contradicts God's all-loving nature?
Evil and suffering in the universe
Free will defence for evil?
Free will defence for evil?
If God intervened, humans would lose free will to choose Him
What evil is hard to justify by free will?
What evil is hard to justify by free will?
Natural evil (not caused by humans)
Example of natural evil given
Example of natural evil given
Californian wildfires
How does Hell contradict omnibenevolence?
How does Hell contradict omnibenevolence?
An all-loving God wouldn't punish creation endlessly
Aristotle on free will
Aristotle on free will
Ability to make moral good or immoral poor choices
Mackie's challenge to free will defence
Mackie's challenge to free will defence
God could've made humans who always choose good
Jesus as ultimate act of love
Jesus as ultimate act of love
God sacrificed Jesus for humanity
The Inconsistent triad
The Inconsistent triad
God's benevolence, omniscience, omnipotence are incompatible
Dostoevsky's view on suffering & God
Dostoevsky's view on suffering & God
Returns 'ticket to paradise' - God unworthy of worship