RE: Atheist & Theist Responses to Evil
- Created by: Lilly_B
- Created on: 03-05-15 19:15
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- RE: Atheist & Theist Responses to Evil
- Who is to blame?
- Evil is God's fault: He created people & gave them free will, allowing them to choose to do bad things rather then good
- Therefore it is God's fault for evil being in the world
- Evil is our fault, not God's:selfishness, greed, & lack of respect are simply alternatives to selflessness, genorocity, & respect
- God does not force us to act this way as we have the choice ourselves - this is why man-made evil is existent
- Evil is God's fault: He created people & gave them free will, allowing them to choose to do bad things rather then good
- Questions for Belivers
- If God is all-good, why would he create a world where evil is present?
- If God is all-loving, surely he would want his creations to be good too, the same way a parent wants their child to do well?
- If God is all-powerful, why can he not stop someone before they do evil? Does this make God weak?
- If God is all-knowing, he must know that people will sometimes choose evil over good - why did God give people free-will to make that choice?
- Some theists claim that everything that happens is the will of God - does God want evil to happen? this contradicts hi goodness & care for people
- Answers
- Religious people would say that the very fact that God gave people the freedom to make their own decisions of good & bad shows his goodness & love
- God did not create humans as robots but gave them free will, despite the risk that this freedom might do to others - he allows his creates to learn from their experiences
- Altough God is seemingly all-powerful, he chooses not to use his power to force people to use their freedom the 'right' way - If he interfered every time someone committed n evil act, he would be controlling people & they would not be free
- Not everything that happen is God's will - people might not always be free as they think as everything is fixed & determined in advance
- God does not want evil to happen, but, unfortunately, people go against his will
- Religious people would say that the very fact that God gave people the freedom to make their own decisions of good & bad shows his goodness & love
- Who is to blame?
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