a) Outline the problems of evil and explain one theory offered to solve it.
(15 marks).
b) God cannot be held responsible for evil and suffering. .
Evaluate this claim. (5 marks).
The problems of evil are recalled in what is known as the inconsistent triad':.
God is all powerful (omnipotent).
God is all loving (omni benevolent).
Evil exists.
However, only two of the above statements in the inconsistent triad appear compatible-never all three of them at once. For example, if God is all powerful' and evil exists; God cannot be all loving. If God is all loving' and evil exists; then God can therefore, not be powerful. If God is all loving' and all powerful', evil cannot exist, but it obviously does.
" Either God cannot abolish evil, or he will not; if he cannot then he is not all-powerful; if he will not, then he is not all good."" .
(St. Augustine).
There is, however, one of several theories, which attempts to solve the problems of evil. The theory that I'm going to offer to you is that known as the Iranaen Theodicy'. The theory is traceable to St. Irenaeous (c.150 AD), which was then later explained further by Schleirmacher in the Eighteenth Century. And then later revived by John Hick- Evil and the God of love' in 1966. .
Natural and moral evil helps humans to develop into better people so that they are fit to go to heaven. Humans were created in God's image i.e. with the form of God but not His content. God's plan is for humans to grow into His likeness. This can happen without being tested. The Earth itself provides the place for testing. It is believed that the evil and suffering will help humans to develop good qualities such as: kindness, generosity, patience and caring.
" It is the leading of men as relatively free and autonomous persons through their own dealings with life in the world in which God has placed them towards that quality of personal existence that is the finite likeness of God! -.
Schizophrenia Outline I Intro/ Schizophrenia is a serious problem. ... Schizophrenia is a serious problem. ... After that the started thinking it was evil causing the madness. ... Holes were drilled in the skulls to let the evil out. ...
Also, in order to further comprehend this essay we need to outline the Bible's conception of free will. ... Upon further examination in this paragraph, we will realize yet another dilemma if we accept omniscience to be true: the problem of evil. ... Evil existing in the world would imply that God is responsible for the evil existing. ... The contradiction between God's benevolence and the problem arises because if God is benevolent, how could he have made the choice to create a world in which evil exists? One objection to this conclusion is that evil is just an illusion to us; evil...
Mackie next outlines the problem of evil and how it applies to the reader. "The problem of evil, in the sense in which I shall be using the phrase, is a problem only for someone who believes that there is a God who is both omnipotent and wholly good. ... Mackie states the problem of evil in what he calls its "simplest form." ... The next part of Mackie's argument is outlined in his fallacious-solutions section. ... The solution assigns the problem of evil to human actions rather than to God. ...
In contrast, Zorba does not view conceptions of good and evil based on religion. ... He does not follow exactly what God says is good or evil on the earth. ... "(229) As outlined, religion is a prominent part of each mans life. ... As outlined earlier, the role of power is shown in many different ways. ... "(56) The pearl that was supposed to solve all of Kino's problems ends up destroying his life. ...
The Torah, the whole of the laws given to the Israelites, outlines God's rules for daily life, which Jews must follow. ... EVIL AND SUFFERING. ... (Suffering & Evil: Jewish Thinking on a Universal Problem [06/04/03]). ... Islam outlines life as a precedence for the afterlife. ... This response to the question of evil and suffering in the world is satisfactory as it outlines probable reasons and possible solutions or means to avoid these issues as much as possible. ...
In the preface to Mary Barton, Gaskell outlines her reasons for writing the book. ... Gaskell's biggest problem is that she does not understand the working class people on a personal level. ... As a social problem novel, Mary Barton starts well. Gaskell depicts the problems faced by the urban poor in the 1830's and 1840's. ... What could have been a gritty, hard-hitting critique of industrial Britain becomes something of a disappointment, with its fairytale happy conclusion and no solution offered to the problems she had initially outlined. ...
King Lear Essay Outline #6 - Examine the characteristics that make the evil characters temporarily succeed. ... The evil characters temporarily succeed but fail in the end. ... Evil characters had to many obstacles to succeed and failed due to other conflicts. ... Personifications of evil and greedy ambition. ... Created a problem for him by professing love for both sisters. ...
It also outline the necessity of balance in all things. For example, evil result from an imbalance in Ying and Yang, and good comes from the two being in harmonic balance. ... In conclusion, the circle is a model used for group interaction to convey teaching and promote the development of individual and community values, and on the practical level used as a structure for discussion and problem solving. ...
Light is the metaphor for innocence, purity, truth, and goodness as opposed to dark - evil. ... But the world is a nightmare; "to be" means to escape to live in another world where: " Rebellious dead, rise never... ... and our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom" /IV.i.98/ Therefore, in tragedy there is conflict of two realities - not only opposed but irreconcilable; illusory freedom and the main outlined goals in life are lost in the past or asserted before their time. ... All is left is contempt - the concept of man was ...
