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Problem of evil

JL Mackie

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Inconsistent triad

Evil - omnipotence - Omnibenevolence

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Problem of evil

Hick

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World is “a vale of soul making”

Hardship means god is not loving

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Problem of evil

Ireanean theodicy on suffering

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Human perfection has to be developed

Suffering helps us become a child of god, in his likeness

Therefore suffering is necessary

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Problem of evil

Ireanean theodicy on free will

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Free will always has room for evil

Free will makes moral decisions more valuable, autonomous actions are less valuable

Therefore true goodness requires free will

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Problem of evil

Ireanean theodicy on God’s creation

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World = imperfect

He made us in his imagine not likeness, suffering makes us into his likeness

Creatio ex nihilo - stays at an epistemic distance to reveal our perseverance

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Problem of evil

Ireanean theodicy on afterlife

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We are put in purgatory after death if we have not achieved gods likeness in life

All people eventually are perfected and go to heaven

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Problem of evil

Ireanean theodicy is the …

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Soul making theodicy

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Problem of evil

Criticisms of ireanean theodicy

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Makes moral behaviour pointless

Some suffering is so extreme it damages a person not perfects them

Suffering never an expression of gods love

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Problem of evil

Augustian theodicy on suffering

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Adam and Eve abused free will causing a breakdown of natural order

Evil and suffering a punishment for this as we are seminally present in Adam, all born with original sin

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Problem of evil

Augustian theodicy on evil

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Evil= privation, the lack of goodness

God therefore not responsible

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Problem of evil

Augustian theodicy on afterlife

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Those who do not repent for their evil go to hell

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Problem of evil

Augustian theodicy is the …

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Soul deciding theodicy

13
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Problem of evil

Schleirmacher criticism of Augustine

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Evil cannot create itself in a perfect world

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Problem of evil

Hick criticism of Augustine

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Augustine states the world is regressing and getting worse, evolution shows it is improving

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Problem of evil

Free will defence

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Moral evil comes from moral agents

Free Agency = neccesary for human development

Goodness of free will outweighs the presence of moral evil

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Problem for Evil

Swinburne on free will defence

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Death analogy - is suffering but encourages us to take responsibility of life

“If there is always a second chance there is no risk”

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Problem of evil

Criticism of free will defence

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Does suffering have to be that extreme

CC - Hick- if we decrease the scale of suffering a lesser pain will still be seen as too great, eg) cancer -> flu

18
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Problem of evil

Genesis 1:31

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God saw all that he had made and saw it was good

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Problem of evil

Hicks development of ireaneas’ theodicy

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If god made us perfect we would be robotic

Imperfection means we genuinely love

God can’t intervene as then we wouldn’t be free - epistemic distance

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Problem of evil

Anthony flew

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Biggest challenge to the believer is accepting evil and suffering

Nature of god is altered to fit different circumstances

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Problem of evil

DZ Phillips

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The continuation of evil is not a demonstration of love from an Omnibenevolent god

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Problem of evil

Mackie quote

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A wholly good being eliminates evil if it can

23
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Problem of evil

God is omnipotent…

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Can remove evil but doesn’t

= not omnibenevolent

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Problem of evil

God is omnibenevolent..

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But can’t remove suffering

= not omnipotent