problem of evil

Subdecks (3)

Cards (33)

  • the inconsistent triad:
    • God is omnipotent + omnibenevolent, and yet evil exists
  • the logical problem of evil = evil makes the existence of God impossible
    • claims that the existence of evil would rule out the existence of a supreme being
  • the evidential problem of evil = evil makes the existence of God improbable
    • involves determining to what extent the existence of evil constitutes as evidence against the existence of God
  • theodicy = a response to the problem of evil
  • Augustine Theodicy = it is not God's fault that evil occurs, it is mans fault
    • makes the inconsistent triad redundant
    • doesn't explain natural evil
  • Irenaen Theodicy = evil + suffering leads us to growth