One of the oldest and most popular dilemma in philosophy is also one of the greatest threats to the Christian theology. The problem of evil baffles some of the greatest minds in the world and nearly effects everyone in their everyday life. If god is so great‚ then why is there evil? The problem of evil has to do with god‚ it is very easy to comprehend. It is primary object to the overall existence does god exist? The problem of evil that Leibniz speaks of is one that deals with the notion that the
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God On Trial Christian Worldview Integration Dr. Carl B. Smith II Its impossible to reflect on the origins of evil without bringing up the concept of free will. God created man with this idea of choice; the choice to believe and obey‚ or the choice to disobey. It was this free will that allowed Adam and Eve to fall from their initial glory and introduce evil and suffering into the world. We can justify a large amount of sustained suffering by acknowledging that it actually benefits us and is not
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exist‚ he/she would then presumably be all good‚ all-knowing‚ and all-powerful‚ and therefore would use his/her powers to stop evil from being a part of our world all together (Leibniz 261). Gottfried Leibniz addresses this "problem of evil" in his Theodicy by offering a scenario in which both a Christian God and evil can plausibly coexist. As Leibniz tries to validate God’s existence‚ he is forced to rely upon certain defining characteristic from which we have come to associate with the Christian
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Studies in the Philosophy of Religion THE PROBLEM OF EVIL "God is the omnipotent and wholly good creator of all things" "There is evil in the world" a) EXPLAIN THESE TWO STATEMENTS AND SHOW WHY THEY ARE SAID TO BE CONTRADICTORY (20) The problem of evil is usually seen as the problem of how the existence of God can be reconciled with the existence of evil in the world. It’s regarded as a logical problem‚ because it is based on the apparent contradiction involved in holding onto three incompatible
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Why does God allow evil to haunt the lives of many individuals? This question has caused a huge impact on the way of thinking of people‚ especially writers. Every religion has intended to make sense out of the purpose for evil to exist in this world. Throughout many historical eras‚ many responses to this problem have emerged. The concept of evil has played an important role in the three Abrahamic religions‚ Islam‚ Judaism and‚ Christianity. Evil has been described as a product of either Human nature
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JOHN HICK’S THE PROBLEM OF EVIL I. John Hick discusses in his essay The Problem of Evil‚ the objections to the belief in the existence of God is the presence of evil in the world. He begins by posing the traditional challenge to theism in the form of the dilemma: That if God was perfectly loving‚ he must wish to abolish evil‚ and being all powerful‚ is able to perfectly do so as he will its. He then proceeds to present some views regarding this issue‚ giving insights from three point of views
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discussed pertaining to this problem is B.C. Johnson and John Hick. Johnson provides the theists’ defense of God and he argues them. These include free will‚ moral urgency‚ the laws of nature‚ and God’s “higher morality”. Hick examines two types of theodicies – the Augustinian position and the Irenaeus position. These positions also deal with free will‚ virtue (or moral urgency)‚ and the laws of nature. Johnson decides that God is either evil or both good and evil. Hick believes that the world is the
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Diego Luna Philosophy 192 Dr. Gallo 22 May‚ 2015 The Problem of Evil The problem of evil may be described as a theory or conclusion that there is no God of the universe. Although the teleological argument can prove the existence of any God‚ the problem of evil simply states that if there was a God who was a “Perfect Being” then there should be no evil in the universe. According to the power point of the problem of evil‚ it says if God was a “Perfect Being‚” that means he would be omniscient‚ omnipotent
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The problem of evil‚ as articulated by J.L. Mackie‚ is directed at theism and concerns the consistency of the following claims: God is omniscient; God is omnipotent; God is omnibenevolent; evil exists. If God is indeed omniscient‚ then he should be completely knowledgeable about all evil that exists. If God is omnipotent‚ then it should be within his power to prevent all evil from occurring. Finally‚ if God is omnibenevolent‚ or morally perfect‚ then it should be the case that he would not allow
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Lewis‚ C.S. The Problem of Pain. New York‚ NY: HarperOne Publishing.2001. 3. Aquinas‚ Thomas. Summa Theologicae. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing‚ 2003 4. Hick‚ John. Evil and the God of Love. New York: Harper & Row‚ 1966 5. Leibniz‚ Gottfried W. Theodicy. Peru‚ Illinois: Open Court Publishing Company‚ 1985 6. Belos‚ Andre . Between History and Periodicity: Printed and Hand-Written News in 18th-Century Portugal. Copyright 2004‚ e-JPH‚ Vol.2‚ number 2‚ Winter 2004 7. Glazier‚ Michael. The New Dictionary
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