The philosophical archetype that effected me the most was Thomas Aquinas. He gave an explanation as to why bad things happen to good people, which I feel is important because it is a questions that is still commonly asked in our society. I myself have asked before that if you are a good person and God loves you than why do bad things still have to happen? I felt that Aquinas has given a good explanation as to why God allows for bad things to happen. The presence of God seems to have lessened in our modern day society, but it still seems that the belief still strongly influences people and their actions and religion is still ever present in people’s lives. It is a commonly known fact in Christianity that God is omnipotence, omnibenevolent,
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Many people will ask that if God is so powerful and all knowing then why is there still evil in the world? Evil can come in multiple forms, there is moral evil and natural evil. Moral evil is evil acts committed by people against others, like rape and murder. Natural evil is natural disasters such as floods and sickness. The Bible tells us that God loves all his children and yet every day God’s children die before they grow old, suffer from disease, and have heinous crimes committed against them. If God is so powerful why doesn't he stop it? Aquinas was able to answer that question. God cannot stop those evils from happening because he loves us and gave us the gift of free will. God wanted to create something greater so he created our natural world and us as human beings. God wanted to receive our love, but he could not receive true love unless it was given to him willingly by us. The textbook states, “Thomas argued that God willed the creation of a universe in which His love could be multiplied,” (Soccio 8-8a). With free will came free love which humans could give back to God. Aquinas also said, “Though God did not …show more content…
I always assumed that bad things happened because that is just the way the world works. I am not an extremely religious person, but I was raised in the Catholic Church so it always bothered me that God would let the people he claimed to love, suffer. The textbook explains, “It is a question that confronts nearly every thinking person sooner or later and it is often cited by agnostics and atheists as a barrier to faith in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God,” (Soccio 8-8a). I believe that Aquinas gave a rational explanation to those arguments. It is such a difficult question to wrap your mind around and I think Aquinas came up with a reasonable explanation for those who believe in God. Thomas Aquinas’ explanation allowed me to think a little deeper about the world and about my own religion and somewhat come to terms with the question that has bothered me for so
Many people will ask that if God is so powerful and all knowing then why is there still evil in the world? Evil can come in multiple forms, there is moral evil and natural evil. Moral evil is evil acts committed by people against others, like rape and murder. Natural evil is natural disasters such as floods and sickness. The Bible tells us that God loves all his children and yet every day God’s children die before they grow old, suffer from disease, and have heinous crimes committed against them. If God is so powerful why doesn't he stop it? Aquinas was able to answer that question. God cannot stop those evils from happening because he loves us and gave us the gift of free will. God wanted to create something greater so he created our natural world and us as human beings. God wanted to receive our love, but he could not receive true love unless it was given to him willingly by us. The textbook states, “Thomas argued that God willed the creation of a universe in which His love could be multiplied,” (Soccio 8-8a). With free will came free love which humans could give back to God. Aquinas also said, “Though God did not …show more content…
I always assumed that bad things happened because that is just the way the world works. I am not an extremely religious person, but I was raised in the Catholic Church so it always bothered me that God would let the people he claimed to love, suffer. The textbook explains, “It is a question that confronts nearly every thinking person sooner or later and it is often cited by agnostics and atheists as a barrier to faith in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God,” (Soccio 8-8a). I believe that Aquinas gave a rational explanation to those arguments. It is such a difficult question to wrap your mind around and I think Aquinas came up with a reasonable explanation for those who believe in God. Thomas Aquinas’ explanation allowed me to think a little deeper about the world and about my own religion and somewhat come to terms with the question that has bothered me for so