What kind of God allows suffering? Why is there so much evil in the world? These are all questions related to the topic of evil. The problem of evil is the main objection to the existence of God. A common assumption is if God is all perfect‚ all knowing‚ and all-powerful we should not live in an imperfect world that is consumed by evil. In this paper‚ I will reflect on the problem of evil‚ how others respond to the problem‚ and explaining my understanding of evil. I believe that evil stems from free
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If God gave you the chance to ask him one single question and he promised to give you an answer‚ what would you ask him? Most people might respond with the question; “Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?” (Deasy‚ 2015‚ Class 9). This seems the most obvious and relevant question one might ask God given the extensive and widespread cases of apparently gratuitous evil we witness on a daily basis. Such pointless evils that no greater good could ever come from (Augustine‚ 2015). A question
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the problem of evil. The Problem of Evil is both a philosophical and spiritual threat. It implies that the creator of the world is imperfect and unsound. What is the Problem of Evil? Evil is problematic because there is evil in the world. The problem is there is not equilibrium between good and evil in the world. Simply‚ how can there be a God that is all good and all-knowing and all powerful at the same time that evil exists? How can there be a caring and compassionate God when evil exists in the
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Hamartiology God created a world free of sin and where we could co-exist with wild animals‚ the lion with the sheep eating side by side and with us‚ without fear. I want to start form the beginning so we can understand how and when sin and evil entered the world. This happened when man (Adam) sinned against God; Adam disobeyed God by eating the fruit that God had said not to eat. There is way’s to see this problem of what we call evil‚ not sin since sin is against God. We can see in Job all the evil that
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Problem of Evil One of the most interesting questions in the world is‚ “If a God exists‚ why is there evil in the world?” Most people respond with‚ “If God created the universe and us‚ then there should not be evil in the world‚” when asked about God or any other powerful being. The problem of evil is also believed to be the cause of Atheism‚ and I do believe that there is a solution for this. The problem of evil is not a correct argument. The arguments from evil state that if there is a God who
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of Evil Part A - Compare and contrast the theodicies of Augustine and Irenaeus Both Augustine and Irenaeus attempt to explain the existence of evil in their theodicies‚ though have different explanations for its existence. Theodicies put forward the argument that God has a reason for allowing the existence of evil separated into moral evil (for example‚ the holocaust) and natural evil (Haiti earthquake). Theodicies attempt to rationalise evil whilst retaining the key attributes of God (omnipotence
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Naturally Good‚ Selfishly Evil If people are born good what makes them become evil? Evil is grown in people’s hearts over time and the more someone gives into temptation‚ the more evil their heart becomes. People are inherently good‚ however‚ some people succumb to evil because of the lack of self-restraint against temptation. One reason people give in to temptations because of selfish desires. Eve was tempted by Satan to eat the apple because she wanted to gain knowledge. In Genesis: “Ye shall
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On the Origin of Evil Where does evil come from? This is a question that I find most interesting. In our modern day civilization educated by liberal institutions everybody speaks as if they are certain of what evil is. So what is it? At first glance the thing that sticks out to me when I hear this question is: Asking where evil comes from is like asking where hunger comes from. Where does the desire for procreation‚ for sexual reproduction come from? Is a lion evil? I am sure it could be viewed
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Sarah F. Indangan January 22‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- IV-9 BSE English Professor Jocson The Lesser Evil In this paper‚ evil is measured in terms of “Homeric sins” or how an epic violated Homeric conventions and the goal is to know which of the epics has the less violation of those conventions. The epics Iliad and Odyssey will be compared and contrasted according to the movies by Wolfgang Petersen and Andrei Konchalovsky. Iliad ended
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Understanding the Roles of gods or goddess in Various Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Yorubaland Traditional Belief God‚ gods and goddesses represent different qualities in the human psyche‚ God which we all see as the creator of the universe often called the omnipotent (Everywhere)‚ omniscience and omnipresence while gods are usually the strongest and most influential determinants of a man’s personality‚ as the goddesses are for women. Different kind of gods; longevity‚ child
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