“If Only there is No God then there is No Problem:” A Theological Reflection On the Mystery of Evil And Uniqueness of God For a theologian or an ordinary person concerned with the problem of theodicy‚ human suffering appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a God who is all-powerful and good. It is rationally inconceivable to claim belief in such a God when people are faced with senseless suffering in their day-today-life. How do we respond to the events of suffering that challenge our
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Mackie discuss these issues that arise from the existence of evil in our world and how they expose the inconsistencies of God’s attributes with his creation‚ but Gottfried Leibniz counters those arguments with theodicy by explaining that the very existence of evil is necessary for the propagation of the greater
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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
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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 so that we can over
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and…there are no limits to what an omnipotent thing can do. From these it follows that a good omnipotent thing eliminates evil completely‚ and then the propositions that a good omnipotent thing exists‚ and that evil exists‚ are incompatible.” 12. Theodicy: An attempt to justify God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil 13. “the existence of evil is necessary if human beings‚ at the present state of their growth
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The problem with the free will theodicy is that not all theologies are consistent or hold identical positions (Elwell‚ pg 1184). Elwell also states‚ that the “free will defense is an inappropriate answer to the problem of moral evil‚ since the notion of freedom involved in the free will defense is incompatible with the freedom involved in the Calvinistic system (Elwell‚ pg 1184).” Elwell writes about another theodicy which is the soul building theodicy‚ this theodicy rests upon a rationalist theology
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God chose to create humanity with free will‚ and with that there is no guarantee that humans will always choose to do what is right. This theodicy is the deciding factor for many to believe that there can be an omniscient‚ omnipotent‚ and omnibenevolent God‚ and evil in the same world. However‚ there are many criticisms and contradictions for this theodicy. One of the main criticisms of the free will defense is that God himself has free will but not the capability to do evil according to most theology
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Parth Amin Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos 11th July 2013 Parth Amin Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos 11th July 2013 Major Essay Assignment The problem of evil is the most thoughtful and dangerous problem in the world. It is also the one thoughtful opposition to the presence of God. St Augustine’s focuses on the theory of how God created the world and that it was good; evil is just a result of
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Writing Style Used: MLA 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
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Religion is an issue that can make it hard for us to consider things objectively for fear of afterlife consequences. Fictional stories can help us see how hypothetical people deal with hypothetical situations. From the reading‚ Why is there evil? By Fydor Dostoevky‚ Ivan‚ a good person‚ wants to end his relationship with God. Ivan states‚ “The fact that God allows evil to exist is so unforgivable‚ that I’ve decided worshipping such a God would be just unconscionable.” Ivan even declares that he is
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