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The Problem of Evil (Augustines Theodicy (Defined Evil as a privation , a…
The Problem of Evil
Augustines Theodicy
Traditional view of God , omnibeneolent, omniscient ,omnipotent
Defined Evil as a privation , a lack of Good
McCabe used the example of bad grapes or a bad deckchair only because it lacks qualitites we expect of it
Augustine rejects the idea that eil is a power opposed to God as it would mean that God wasnt omnipotent
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Believed that evil came from God and that he caused it to exist and keeps it in existance through free will
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The Garden of Eden
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charecterised by a state of Harmony with no suffering A and E choose not to be in a state of harmony with Gpd ie when they realise theya re naked
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heriachy of being
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actions of the deil lead to natural evil being in the world because of the disharmony , natural and moral evil caused by free will
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Hicks Irenaean theodicy
sees Irenaeus as the patron saint , starts from the beliuef God exists
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The Fall -The fall describes how far away humans are from God , theya re immature , in Gods presence all free will would be lost ( epistemic differecne from God )
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makes more sense , why would you choose not to be berfect
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Criticism of Augustine
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Biology shows that we were not all seminally present in adam ( used to belive men gae life force and women gave flesh)
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Theodicy
used by religious people to explain how a good omnipotent God can be maintained in the face of evil and suffering ' justify the ways of God to man
Greek theos- God, dikaios- justice
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Irenaean theodicy
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Argues that if you saev the children of those that are captured you shuld safe those that were captured too
Adam and Eve do not rebell they are like children pushing boundaries and are forced tpo develop morality themseles
argues the whole history of suffering is necessary to know God Jeusus is the new adam who dies on the cross and undose the fault of adam ( cross= tree)
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