nature of the problem of evil The problem of evil refers to the nature of God. Many assume that God is benevolent but hardly anyone really considers the possibility that God is not all good but rather an all evil‚ malevolent God. The question is if God is all good and all powerful‚ then why did he create a world full of evil and suffering? There is so much suffering in this world that a lot of people find it hard to believe that‚ if God does exist‚ he is good. There is the argument that an all good
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THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND FREE WILL DEFENCE God - Good ‚ Omnipresent ‚ Omniscient The longer I live on this Earth‚ the more I have realised that something is seriously wrong with this definition of God. War ‚disease ‚ death ‚ destruction ‚ hunger ‚ filth ‚ torture ‚ crime ‚ corruption and poverty are prevalent on this planet. Something is not correct and this cannot be the good work and if is this the best God can do‚ then I am not impressed by this God. The presence of evil on this planet is
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Studies in the Philosophy of Religion THE PROBLEM OF EVIL "God is the omnipotent and wholly good creator of all things" "There is evil in the world" a) EXPLAIN THESE TWO STATEMENTS AND SHOW WHY THEY ARE SAID TO BE CONTRADICTORY (20) The problem of evil is usually seen as the problem of how the existence of God can be reconciled with the existence of evil in the world. It’s regarded as a logical problem‚ because it is based on the apparent contradiction involved in holding onto three incompatible
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The problem of evil is a lasting philosophical problem that goes back as far as Epicurus. Aquinas proposes that the problem of evil is not a proper question to be asking because those asking it are not taking into account God’s nature. In this paper‚ I will contend that Aquinas incorrect in his assertion that it is not a legitimate question and I will argue that the problem of evil is a question that requires an answer. To do so I will juxtapose Aquinas against other thinkers on the problem of evil
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Hamartiology: The Problem of Evil (Theodicy) The problem of evil is not a new issue to be considered or questioned. Rather‚ philosophers‚ theologians‚ and the common man have questioned this since evil entered the world. Hamartiology is simply the study of sin‚ how it came to be and how it affects humans. In this discussion‚ we will examine why bad things happen and why evil exists in our world today. Simply stated‚ the problem of evil is dynamic‚ but acknowledges the existence of evil in our world
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12/2/09 How can a God who is both omnipotent and good allow evil in the world? For Christians‚ evil can be a problem because non-believers can use it as a way to attack Christianity. The first thing they might say is if there is evil‚ then God must not be good or omnipotent because he is allowing it. Yes‚ God allows evil in the world‚ but evil does not come from God. Evil comes directly from Satan. We see this in the book of Matthew‚ vs. 1-11‚ where Satan tries to tempt Jesus. Another way
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There are many different topics and subjects that can go as far back as our first ancestors that people argued against one another. Each person wanting to prove the other wrong. Some of the questions have been answered today like the sun is in fact the center of the solar system and everything revolves around it. Before‚ many people believed earth was the center of the universe and would kill others that didn’t go along and agree. There are some subjects that have not been answered however. Everyone
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202 D07 Hamartiology: The Problem of Evil (Theodicy) No matter the degree of sin‚ it has been a concern of man since the beginning. Whether moral evil or natural evil the proble of evil is evident. The phrase “the problem of evil” is actually a label for a series of such problems involving God and evil (Feingberg‚ pg 413-415). The problem of evil is not that God is evil‚ but human beings have a free will and they have to chose to be evil. God cannot be tempted by evil (James 1:13‚ NIV). There is
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loving God and the reality of evil is usually referred to as a theodicy. A theodicy attempts to solve the apparent tensions in what is often termed the problem of evil. But the problem of evil is really a series of problems. Like many large problems‚ sometimes it is helpful to break them down into their components. Evil‚ you see‚ actually extends not only to the moral world but also to the natural world. When human beings do bad things to one another‚ this is a moral evil. But so-called natural disasters
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David Hume discusses the validation of human testimony as far as miracles which are the base for many religions in Section 10 of his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Hume focuses mostly on Christianity and the miracle of Jesus rising from the dead. Hume argues that humans have no compelling reason to believe in miracles‚ and that the evidence for miracles is most definitely not enough to base a religion upon them. Human knowledge on miracles is all based on human testimony from those who have
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