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Evil and Suffering

The Problem of Evil

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Overview

Recall questions on natural and moral evil and on what the logical problem of evil claims about God's existence.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

What is the problem of evil in philosophy of religion?

Key term

According to the logical problem of evil, what does God's omniscience imply about evil?

Process

Distinguish natural from moral evil, and state the evidential problem.

Process

What does the logical problem of evil claim, and what follows from God's power and goodness?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What is the problem of evil in philosophy of religion?

    Model answer

    The challenge of reconciling the existence of evil and suffering with belief in a God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent.

  2. 2

    Define natural evil.

    Model answer

    Suffering caused by non-human sources such as earthquakes, diseases, floods, and other natural phenomena.

  3. 3

    What is moral evil?

    Model answer

    Suffering caused by the deliberate actions of human beings, such as murder, theft, cruelty, and war.

  4. 4

    What does the logical problem of evil claim about the relationship between evil and God's existence?

    Model answer

    It argues that the existence of evil is logically incompatible with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God.

  5. 5

    How does the evidential problem of evil differ from the logical problem in its conclusion?

    Model answer

    It argues that while evil may not be logically incompatible with God's existence, the amount and distribution of evil makes God's existence highly improbable.

  6. 6

    In the logical problem of evil, what follows from God being omnipotent?

    Model answer

    God can prevent evil.

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