2.3.2 Good, Evil, and Suffering

• Moral principles are the beliefs and ideas people hold important.

  False
• What are the two categories of suffering discussed in the material?

  Natural and moral suffering
• Match the theological perspective with its explanation for suffering:

  Free Will Theodicy ↔️ Suffering is due to human misuse of free will

  Soul-Making Theodicy ↔️ Suffering allows humans to become more virtuous

  Augustinian Theodicy ↔️ Evil and suffering result from original sin

  Process Theodicy ↔️ God is not all-powerful and works to reduce suffering
• What actions or characteristics violate moral principles and cause harm or suffering?

  Evil
• What is the perspective that good and evil are subjective, culturally determined, and vary across societies?

  Moral Relativism
• Hick's theodicy suggests that suffering is essential for spiritual growth and moral development.suffering
• Which theodicy suggests that suffering is a result of the human misuse of free will?

  Free Will Theodicy
• Which theodicy posits that evil and suffering are the result of original sin?

  Augustinian Theodicy
• What ethical approach judges the morality of an action based on its consequences and the overall well-being it produces?

  Consequentialist Ethics
• Good actions align with moral principles and promote well-being
• Moral absolutists believe in universal moral principles
• What does Hick's theodicy suggest about suffering?

  Essential for spiritual growth
• What actions or characteristics align with moral principles and promote well-being?

  Good
• Good and evil are fundamental concepts in moral philosophy that describe what is considered morally right and wrong.

  True
• Moral relativists believe in universal moral principles.

  False
• Order the theological perspectives on suffering from most human-centered to most God-centered:

  1️⃣ Process Theodicy

  2️⃣ Free Will Theodicy

  3️⃣ Soul-Making Theodicy

  4️⃣ Augustinian Theodicy
• Which theodicy argues that suffering is necessary for spiritual growth and moral development?

  Soul-Making Theodicy
• What ethical approach focuses on the inherent rightness or wrongness of actions, based on moral duties and principles?

  Deontological Ethics
• Consequentialists prioritize moral principles over minimizing suffering.

  False
• What are good and evil in moral philosophy defined as?

  Morally right and wrong
• What is moral relativism's view on good and evil?

  Subjective and culturally determined
• Natural suffering questions God's omnipotence and benevolence
• Process Theodicy argues that God is all-powerful but chooses not to intervene in human suffering.

  False
• Moral principles are standards that guide behavior, while values are the beliefs and ideas people hold important.behavior
• What is the perspective that there are objective moral truths about what is good and evil, independent of culture?

  Moral Absolutism
• Match the type of suffering with its definition:

  Natural Suffering ↔️ Suffering caused by natural events

  Moral Suffering ↔️ Suffering caused by human actions
• Process Theodicy suggests that God is all-powerful and can prevent all evil and suffering.

  False
• Deontological ethics emphasizes outcomes over moral duties.

  False