"Suffering is a major problem for a religious belief but there are solutions" Examine this claim with reference to two solutions
Mindmap/ Essay plan looking at the problem of evil and suffering for a religious believer.
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- ''Suffering is a major problem for religious belief but there are solutions"
- INTRODUCTION
- 1) Contests belief in existence of God
- 2) problem for classical theistic concept
- 3) J.L Mackie: inconsistent triad
- 4) created world EX NIHILO: bears total responisbility for everything in it
- 5) PROBLEM: did God create evil/suffering ?
- B) suffering: result of natural & moral evil God created, know he created and hasnt tried to end
- PROBLEM: NO FREE WILL
- C) HUME: out of qualities of omnipotence, omnibenevolence & evil, only 2 can exist; therefore God= impotent or malicious
- SOLUTION: no evil= no moral lessons + hedonistic paradise
- PROBLEM: innocent suffering: people, child and animal suffering
- IVAN KARAMAZOV rejects God on this basis
- God could have stopped holocaust, innocents don't deserve to suffer
- JOB: God allos to suffer so he can win a bet with the devil (who is not equal
- IVAN KARAMAZOV rejects God on this basis
- PROBLEM: innocent suffering: people, child and animal suffering
- SOLUTION: no evil= no moral lessons + hedonistic paradise
- A) OMNI's
- OMNISCIENT: knows how to end suffering
- B) suffering: result of natural & moral evil God created, know he created and hasnt tried to end
- 5) PROBLEM: did God create evil/suffering ?
- INTRODUCTION
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