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    QUESTION ONE How does the evil and suffering in the world align with the idea of a loving God? Introduction The most ancient and persistent objection to God’s existence is the problem of evil. How can a loving‚ powerful God allow so much evil and suffering in the world? Believers and nonbelievers alike must wrestle with this difficult question. Nonbelievers struggle with the atheist conclusion that morality is an illusory and ungrounded evolutionary artifact‚ in which case there may be no basis

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    and omnipotent simply because evil exists‚ is a statement of the problem of evil argument. If God was an omniscient being‚ he would have known everything about evil‚ if he were benevolent; he then would have stopped all evil from occurring and if at all he were omnipotent ha then would have been able to stop all evil. The evil exists‚ therefore‚ an omnipotent‚ benevolent and omnipotent entity does not exist either. There are two arguments on the evil or problem of evil. They include logical and evidential

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    The Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas Born in Italy‚ Thomas Aquinas was one of the most educated men of his time. Aquinas‚ whose family were noble‚ was educated as a monk and later continued his education at the University of Naples followed by the University of Paris where he studied the ancient Greek thought of Aristotle. Educated in both philosophy and theology‚Aquinas is thought to be one of the most important philosophers of Catholicism. One ofAquinas’s most influential

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    (i) Outline two solutions to the problem of evil (21 marks) The problem is how do we reconcile an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God with the existence of evil and suffering in the world? The God of classical theism should be willing and able to remove evil and suffering. However‚ evil exists. This kind of solution is called a theodicy. A theodicy does not deny the existence of moral and natural evil‚ it proposes that there are good reasons why God does not intervene when conceivably he could or

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    Evil and suffering has become the basis to critique the misrepresentation of God as a perfect being. This analysis stems from the idea that if God is good‚ and omniscient‚ why would he allow humans to struggle through the harsh conditions of evil and suffering. To gain further insight into this issue‚ the Abrahamic religion of Judaism offers that‚ humans experience evil and suffering because society has done something displeasing. Key biblical events such as the Fall‚ Noah’s Ark‚ and the Babylonian

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    that St. Augustine describes in his work City of God‚ while at the same time contrasts the views of Aquinas in the ways a state should operate. The end goal of how each of these philosophers’ states purposes presents the greatest split between each of their philosophies. To understand how each of these philosophers’ states are similar and different from each other‚ a deeper analysis is necessary. The first and possibly most striking similarity between the states that both Locke and St. Augustine

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    Thomas Aquinas is a prominent figure for someone who believes‚ preaches‚ and teaches about Gods existence. Aquinas made what is known to be called the Summa Theologica. This piece of writing is known to talk about the relationship between God and man along with questions and articles to show that God truly exists. Part one‚ question number two in the Summa talks about the existence of God. In this section of Aquinas’ writing‚ he gives three articles which are questions to support his claim on the

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    The evidential problem of evil is such a complex topic to review. This understanding of evil‚ may seem like taboo to other students‚ but it is my personal belief that it must be understood to strength and develop your own spiritual foundation. In the article “The Evidential Problem of Evil”‚ the author breaks down precisely the philosophical issues of evil. The author helps us to determine whether and‚ to what extent does evil provide evidence against the existence of God. The article dives into

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    Saint Thomas Aquinas was a theologian and philosopher born in Italy in the year 1225. He created many different arguments to validate his belief that God did indeed exist. Those arguments are still used today in the debate of God’s existence. The first argument Aquinas created is the “Argument from motion.” This argument was based on the fact that objects in motion had to be set in motion by a different source. An object could not set itself in motion. Therefore‚ the world could not have simply

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    John Hick defined evil as “physical pain‚ mental suffering and moral wickedness” For Hick‚ the consequence of evil is suffering NATURAL EVIL The apparent malfunctioning of the natural world e.g. diseases and natural disasters MORAL EVIL The result of human immorality e.g. genocide THE PROBLEM OF EVIL The monotheistic God of Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam assumes the divine qualities of omnipotence‚ omniscience and omni benevolence. However‚ the existence of evil and suffering in the world provides

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