6. What two stories are used in the Bible to explain the existence of evil ?
The Fallen Angel and The Creation Story
The Fall Of Man and The Fallen Angel
The Creation Story and The Fall Of Man
7. What is another world for privation of good?
Privato boni
Priveto bonni
Private bonii
8. How does the analogy of Scorpions Poison link to the Principle of Plentitude?
Scorpion= God. Victim = Humans. God is inherently evil
The Scorpion is God and we are the victim, we feel the pain of the scorpions poison (evil) but we dont understand the consequence or outcome of it like God does
We are like the scorpions and we hurt each other, God sees this externally.
9. J.L.Mackie in the logical problem of evil stated which of the following ?
" A supremely perfect being should eliminate evil"
"A wholly good being eliminates evil as far as it can"
"A good being attempts to destroy evil"
10. What is the inconsistent triad and who advocated it?
Molly argued that God and evil can exist as God works in mysterious ways
Epiricus argued that the propositions given by Hume were inconsistent and therefore they cannot be an all-loving and all powerful God
Aquinas argued that God and evil cannot exist
11. What did Leibniz argue?
Our world is the best possible world. "God put evil in the world so we could understand goodness"
God predestined all of this to happen
12. What did Rowe suggest about evil being a greater good?
Not all evil is for greater good, God could have stopped intense suffering. Therefore he doesnt exist
God has an external view of the world and therefore knows the final outcome which is good
13. God has an external view of the world , everything therefore has a purpose. This is known as ???
Principle of Plentitude
Augustinians Aesthetic Argument
Not sure
14. What did Aquinas describe God as ?
Infinite goodness
Greatest and almighty being
Supremely perfect
Amazing and cool
15. Augustine compared the privation of good too...
Blindness
Deafness
Paralysis
16. Who were the 3 developments of the Augustinian Theodicy?
Aquinas,Calvin,Lebiniz
Aquinas,Hume,Calvin
Rowe,Hume,Lebiniz
17. What did Rowe argue in the evidential problem of evil?
Evil is a sign of Gods weakness
If evil resulted in some "greater good" it can be justified
Evil in all cases is wrong
18. Why are we paying for the fall for man ?
We are seminally present in Adam as he was given free will
Because God gave us no free will
We constantly sin and God is punishing us
19. What does Calvin argue?
God gave us free will yet interferes and causes suffering
Our actions are determined and predestined by God.Adam still committed sin regardless if it was predetermined or not.
All evil was caused by God
20. What is natural evil ?
Wordly suffering
Causes of suffering within natural world e.g. disasters,death,decay etc
