substantial argument known as ‘The Problem of Evil’ which contradicts the beliefs of theists. In this paper I will explain what the problem of evil is and how it works against the beliefs of the theist. In the latter half of this paper I will provide a reply to this problem involving free-will‚ to show theists that they shouldn’t fear the problem of evil and they have the right to continue to believe in the existence of god. In order to
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Augustine’s Notion of Evil The power-struggle between good and evil had been a long argued topic since the beginning of Christ. Questions such as where evil comes from‚ why people choose evil over good‚ why people choose to be evil‚ how evil came to be known as evil and what makes an evil act “evil” are all amongst the many unanswered and argued questions of all time. The biggest question in my opinion is whether or not God himself is evil as well as good. Some may argue that God created evil‚ using the
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Aquinas on Law Aquinas talks about general law. Aquinas has definition of general law: “nothing other than a certain dictate of reason (rationis ordinatio) for the common good‚ made by him who has the care of the community and promulgated." According to Aquinas‚ the law is based on a reason. The purpose of a proper function of the law is to promote common good given out by the person who has a leadership. He talks about four types of law. These laws are eternal law‚ divine law ‚ natural
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will of man‚ and the Origin of Evil"). Theodicy‚ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ is a “defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil.” David Hume‚ in his Dialogues concerning Natural Religion‚ quotes Epicurus‚ a Greek philosopher‚ as saying the following: “Is [God] willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil? Is he neither able nor willing
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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 so that we can over come temptations
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Kaila Rogers Theology 101.06 10/14/2015 The bible describes the story of creation‚ but does not share how evil entered the world. In book II of Confessions‚ Saint Augustine tries to answer this question. Through Augustine’s life journey‚ he analyzes his own sins and comes to understand the origin of evil. In the second book of Confessions‚ Saint Augustine recounts sins from his past to try to explain where sin comes from. He tells the story of a theft he and his friends committed when they were
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In Grace Janizen’s “Whose Problem Is the ‘Problem of Evil’”‚ she points out the philosophers spent too much trying to answer why God created a world with evil in it and not answering more important questions. She starts off by saying that people spend too much on the matter whether good is too God to create a world with evil in it. She also explains the type of people that try to explain evil in the world‚ the veil of soul-making who believe that evil helps people become a better person. The other
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gave mankind Jesus and the saints to give people a living model of how to live holy‚ faithful Catholic lives. Saint Thomas More demonstrates this by the actions that he took in his life leading up to his martyrdom. Saint Thomas More was born in London‚ England on February 7‚ 1478. As a child‚ he was the only son of his father Sir John More‚ who was a lawyer and a judge‚ to survive. Thomas was sent to a Catholic school and was later in the residence of Cardinal Morton who was Lord Chancellor and Archbishop
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St. Augustine of Hippo vs. St. Thomas Aquinas- Contradicting Views Tamanpreet Kaur Gill Grand Canyon University: PHI-305 12 October 2014 St. Augustine of Hippo vs. St. Thomas Aquinas- Contradicting Views Saint Augustine of Hippo‚ as he is most commonly referred‚ of the early fifth century and Saint Thomas Aquinas‚ of the thirteenth century‚ are considerably well-known for their philosophical and theological discoveries. Even though both are famous for venturing to integrate Christianity
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