Differences And Similarities Between Physical Evil And Moral Evil

Physical and Moral Evil Evil has the dictionary definition of “morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked.” Evil, as the Catholic faith would explain it, is the absence of God, everything morally good. Evil exists in this world because of the fall, when Adam and Eve committed the first sin. Their actions created sin, thus creating evil. There are two main types of evil: physical evil and moral evil. While they are both morally wrong, they are distinctly separated. The quality that separates them is their causes. Both physical evil and moral evil are present in our everyday lives, but we only have power over one.
Physical evil, also called natural evil, is any event that does not occur as a result of humans’ choices. Examples of physical evils would be: natural disasters, diseases, and any act of God. There are many arguments to why we have physical evil. One theory is that it is necessary for life on our world to exist. All of the natural events …show more content…
Moral evil is, simply put, any bad act committed a person that knows right from wrong, a person that has free will. Murder, rape, slavery, etc. would all be examples of moral evil. God allows moral evil because He gave us free will, the right to choose what we want to do. Moral evil actually reveals God’s mercy and forgiveness. If there was no bad in the world, we would see no good in God. Many people argue that these two evils would disprove the existence of God, but they really show how He exists. There are two arguments for this: the free will argument and the moral argument. The free will defence states that we have evil and suffering because God gave us free will. The moral arguments shows that without God, all good, there would be no moral standards. Without moral standards, there would be no good and there would be no evil. While some people see evil as a reason to doubt God exists, evil really shows how real he