the word can mean different things to different people - everyone interprets it differently, and what people consider to be good can depend on their beliefs, values, culture.
GOOD
Generally used for things which aren’t evil or bad
E.g. Caring for others, helping or showing compassion to others
EVIL
Two types of evil:
MORAL evil - acts of human which are considered morally wrong, e.g. murder
NATURAL evil - natural disasters, e.g. tsunami
EVIL
Both evils can work together, e.g. human evil can make natural evil worse
EVIL
Most religions teach, moral evil should be opposed attempts made to minimise natural evil.
EVIL
Some think evil has been present since the beginning as the work of evil force.
SUFFERING
Bearing or undergoing of pain or distress
Most people experience at one point in life
SUFFERING
Religions attempt to explain it, help people cope and learn from it.
SUFFERING
For some religious people, suffering can raise questions, why God allows this to happen
Some say, God allows us to make decisions ourselves, so suffering caused by decisions made
SUFFERING
Can make people question existence of God, difficult to understand why all-loving and all-powerful doesn’t stop suffering.
For Catholics - defining ‘good’ or ‘wrong’ is directly linked to their faith (link to the teaching of Christ, teachings of the church, e.t.c)
Catholics use their conscience, faith, Bible, and church teachings when deciding if an act is wrong.
