God created a perfect world, gave humans freewill, misuse of freewill THE FALL, ushered world into moral and natural evils
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Irenaean theodicy
God created humans in the image of God, need evil for moral development achieving the likeness of God, IN OTHER WORDS NEED EVIL FOR SOUL MAKING
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Freewill defence
God gave humans freewill, it is our misuse as imperfections which causes evil, God cannot intervene as that would make use automations
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Process thought
God did not create the universe, natural laws already existed, has limited power, can only progress
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Strengths
Biblical basis, answers both moral and natural evil, organ for evil, takes responsibility from God, answers inconsistent triad, practices all-loving
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Criticisms
Only deals with one type of evil, inconsistent triad still relevant, goes against religion, portrays God as elitist, why do some suffer more? needing more development, no explanation for animal suffering
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Card 2
Front
God created humans in the image of God, need evil for moral development achieving the likeness of God, IN OTHER WORDS NEED EVIL FOR SOUL MAKING
Back
Irenaean theodicy
Card 3
Front
God gave humans freewill, it is our misuse as imperfections which causes evil, God cannot intervene as that would make use automations
Back
Card 4
Front
God did not create the universe, natural laws already existed, has limited power, can only progress
Back
Card 5
Front
Biblical basis, answers both moral and natural evil, organ for evil, takes responsibility from God, answers inconsistent triad, practices all-loving
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