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Why does evil pose a problem for religious believers?
It questions the characteristics of God (is he all-loving
What is moral evil?
Moral evil is evil caused by human commission or omission which causes suffering.
What is natural evil?
Natural evil is evil not caused by humans but still causes widespread suffering.
Name one scholar who advocated the logical problem of evil?
David Hume/Epicurus/J.L. Mackie.
What is the Inconsistent Triad?
a set of three statements logically one must be wrong.
Who advocated the evidential problem of evil?
William Rowe.
What is “the case of Sue” and what does it show?
The case of a 5-year-old girl being raped and murdered by her mother’s boyfriend.
What is a theodicy?
A theodicy justifies the existence of God in the face of evil.
Who wrote the Parable of the King and the Maiden?
Soren Kierkegaard.
What is the essential premise of the free will defence?
Evil is caused by human free will.
Name 2 scholars that agree with the free will defence?
Richard Swinburne and Alvin Plantinga.
Name one strength of the free will defence?
Strength: solves the logical problem.
Name one weakness of the free will defence?
Weakness: does not explain natural evil.
What is the “vale of soul-making”?
The world/the place where our souls are made up to the content of God.
Who put forward the “vale of soul-making”?
John Hick.
What is a soul-making theodicy?
The idea that all people are working towards becoming better and evil is instrumental in making people better.
