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Hick defines evil as: "Physical suffering, mental anguish and moral _____________."
evil
wickedness
neglect
nihilism
What are the 2 types of evil?
moral
natural
human
unstoppable
intentional
We have studied 2 problems of evil. What are they called?
logical problem of evil
evidential problem of evil
moral problem of evil
religious problem of evil
The logical problem of evil was first argued by...
Epicurus
Augustine
Rowe
Hick
The evidential problem of evil was first argued by...
Swinburne
Augustine
Rowe
Hick
The logical problem of evil is often expressed as...
the inconsistent triad
the illogical triad
the impossible triangle
the logical triad
The Inconsistent Triad was a logical problem of evil put forward by...
Mackie
Rowe
Hick
Hume
The logical problem of evil is what type of argument?
a priori
a posteriori
inductive
deductive
The logical problem of evil can be challenged by... (select multiple options)
Denying a quality of God
Denying the existence of evil
Denying the evidence for the argument
Denying the existence of God
The two examples Rowe uses for the evidential problem of evil are called:
Bambi
Sue
Bambo
Suesie
The evidential problem of evil is what type of argument?
a priori
a posteriori
inductive
deductive
In the evidential problem of evil, what kind of evil does Rowe see as the actual problem?
gratuitous
moral
natural
intentional
Gratuitous suffering means...
pointless suffering
fair suffering
being grateful for suffering
non-existent suffering
Rowe argues that there are 2 types of evil that are NOT a problem for the existence of God. They are...
evil that leads to a greater good
evil that prevents a worse evil from happening
evil that is gratuitous
evil that only affects a small number of people
evil that is caused by humans
Omnipotent means...
all powerful
all knowing
all loving
outside of the universe
Omnibenevolent/benevolent means...
all powerful
all knowing
all loving
outside of the universe
For Christians, God has to be benevolent because the Bible says...
"God is love"
"God is loving"
"God loves everyone"
"God shows love"
The logical problem of evil can also be solved by denying the existence of evil. Who argued this?
Augustine
Aquinas
Aristotle
Atrocities
Augustine of Hippo argued that evil is...
a privation of good
when there is too much good
gratuitous
all around us
The Latin for Augustine's view of evil is...
a privatio boni
a lackio boni
a privatio bon
a boni privatio
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