I am writing on John Hick’s piece entitled There Is a Reason Why God Allows Evil. In the selection Hick explains a theodicy‚ a justification of God’s goodness because of evil‚ the soul-making view of life in this defense of God’s way in the face of evil. The dilemma of the problem of evil is‚ if God is perfectly loving he must wish to abolish evil. If evil exists then God cannot be all perfectly loving. Hick’s theodicy‚ the soul-making view‚ states that God intentionally placed this evils on earth
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To what extent is Tom Chappell’s spiritual perspective responsible for the company’s organizational culture and the company’s successes/failures? Tom and Kate Chappell believe it is crucial not to compromise your beliefs in order to turn a profit. The Chappell’s expressed strong personal values of respect for both people and nature. Through conflicts between the companies’ new talent and the Chappell’s‚ Tom enrolled at Harvard Divinity School where he immersed himself in writings of great moral
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In this paper I will evaluate The Problem of Evil: Against the Existence of God. I believe that the following argument is unsound because there is a premise missing. If the addition of this premise was present‚ I believe that the structure of the argument from premise 3 and down would change. This change would allow the argument to be both valid and sound. I feel as though it is missing the point where humans were given free will. In doing so‚ humans would be allowed to choose between doing good
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“No One Mourns the Wicked” What is Evil? Though it is defined in the dictionary as “profoundly immoral and malevolent‚” or “profound immorality‚ wickedness‚ and depravity‚ especially when regarded as a supernatural force‚” what is it really? Who decides whether or not someone or something is evil? Evil is defined differently for everyone. When wrestling with the idea of good and evil‚ some focus on the motivation behind an evil thought or behavior‚ while others consider the kinds of environments
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St Anselm was impressed by Gaunilo’s objections and wrote a careful reply to him. The crux of Anselm’s response was that his argument only applies to the greatest possible being: it is part of the essence of the greatest possible being that it must exist. It is not part of the essence of the greatest possible island that it must exist (islands can exist or not)‚ but it is part of the greatest possible being that it must exist. So whether an atheist thinks Gaunilo’s Lost Island objection is decisive
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Evil exists today in the world we live. People will always try to bring good in this world‚ but evil seems to be in people’s everyday life or in their surroundings. Good and evil are constantly happening to someone or someone is doing good or evil. A lot of philosophers argued that God does not exist because evil exist‚ and that if there is God then he would have gotten rid of evil. Although other philosophers argue that yes God exist‚ but so does evil because it is necessary to keep a balance in
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The study question • Translate and/or explain the following terms: aesity‚ arêtê‚ endoxa‚ ergon‚ eudaimonia‚ peccatum‚ telos‚ virtus‚ vitium – Arêtê: Greek for virtue‚ or excellence – Virtus and vitium: Latin for virtue and vice – Endoxon (endoxa): Greek‚ reputable opinion(s) • Ergon: Greek‚ function/characteristic activity – • Eudaimonia: Greek‚ happiness‚ well being • – Peccatum: Latin‚ sin • – Telos: Greek‚ end‚ aim • Discuss and/or apply the following concepts: doctrine of
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The Irenaean theodicy argues that part of human growth is suffering and an evil nature‚ which guides us to God. However‚ the Death of God model argues the exact opposite. The Death of God model argues that evil cannot be an instrument of God and therefore‚ God has to be dead. Strengths of the Death of God model include the view that evil is not an instrument of God and the rejection of the traditional God that intervenes on Earth. The view that evil is not an instrument of God allows people to
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“The verification principle offers no real challenge to religious belief.” Discuss [35] The verification principle is a significant concept used by many philosophers in order to determine whether a religious statement is meaningful or not. This was highly influenced by logical positivism: group of 20th century philosophers called the Vienna circle and was then further developed by British philosopher A.J Ayer. Religious language refer to statements such as ‘God exists’ and ‘God loves me’. Whilst
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500 word summary of Hicks theodicy John Hick is a modern theologian who developed his theodicy based on an argument originally put forward by St Irenaeus. Hick’s theodicy is a form of the free will defense with a few particular developments such as his concept of soul making‚ mans epistemic distance from God and the concept of universal salvation. Irenaeus’ original theory is based on his interpretation of Genesis 1:26 ‘Let us make man in our image‚ after our likeness’. From this Irenaeus concluded
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