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FREE WILL AND THE PORBLEM OF EVIL

Contents 1 Intro 2 God is responsible for evil(not humans, not free will) 3 God isnt responsible for evil (Humans Fault because of free will) 4 Comment

Intro

Is God responsible for evil in the world (problem of evil) or does the fact of Free will counter the problem of evil to no problem at all?

God is responsible for evil(not humans, not free will)

1. Nature of God- omnipotent, omni benevolent
[could prevent evil if all powerful, and would prevent evil if all loving]

2. Irenaean Theodicy- vale of soul making
[Evil is necessary to appreciate good]

3. Moral evil- in order for free will
[God is responsible for evil in that he gave us free will, but it must have been worth it]

4. Innocent suffering/Necessay suffering
[due to free will, which god gave us .: his fault]
[Necessay evil - Animal dies to feed other animals - God may have planned this - neccessary but still gods fault]

5. Hard determinists - God is responsible for everything, even hitler wasnt to blame

God isnt responsible for evil (Humans Fault because of free will)

Probably good to make a intro here about free will, liberalist, indetermints to show you understand the AS content before the connections

1. Augustine
[evil doesn't exist, a privation of good]

2. Atheism
[No god, therefore no his fault]

3. Original Sin
[our fault, not gods]

4. Natural evil
[suggests determined world, therefore universal causation, therefore god isnt to blame]
[Augustine said Humans Created Disharmonies in the natural order]
(but...couldn't god prevent?)

5. Innocent Suffering
[random, therefore not gods fault]

Comment

These notes are based on an essay plan for the topic of mortality and life and death for the OCR A2 Synoptic Philosophy and Ethics paper.

Origianlly written by XtrepT on TSR Forums.