Natural evil

hear supernatural, evil. Demons, ghosts, and monsters, I would say that people today believe exceeding in this supernatural and less in the supernatural being of God. The evil supernatural is terrifying, especially if you reject and negate the belief in YAHWEH. If you as a natural being have no righteous supernatural being to protect you from the evil supernatural beings, how are you, a natural being supposed to fight the evil supernatural beings? The idea, the concept of the evil…

Evil. There are many different ways to define what evil means to different people. It can be an action, a thought, something spiritual or all of the above. I see it as doing a deliberate act which can cause physical or emotional harm to something or someone. So one might ask the question, if God is all powerful and all knowing, how can that same God allow evil to exist in the world? Most importantly, why do bad things happen to good people? In our textbook it states that “when such questions are…

existence of evil is a problem for a believer (25 marks) Evil can be defined simply as the opposite of what is good, the immoral and intentional harm to human beings. This is a problem which effectively challenges the existence of God because it contradicts God’s qualities as a loving creator. John Hick defined evil as “physical pain, mental distress, and moral wickedness. The consequences of evil is always suffering”. Evil can be distinguished into two categories, moral evil and natural evil.…

What is Human Nature? A critique of the utopian ideal Hsun Tzu famously claimed that humans are evil, and although I wouldn’t opt for such emotive terminology, I believe that he was on the right lines. Humans are not evil; but they are inherently bad. Evil suggests something much more sinister, a plotting mind with a purpose for destruction. Rather, the process of evolution has determined human nature as innate and selfish, with survival and self-preservation an unconscious priority. I…

Problem of Evil It is often asked why evil and suffering exists if the world was created by a God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and good. This question is often referred to as the problem of evil, which can be stated as follows: “Quite frequently horrible things happen. We know that we ought to do all in our power to prevent these things, but often we have not the means of doing so. […] Good people do not intervene because they are powerless. Wicked people do not intervene because they are…

There are many debates on problem of evil in the world. David Hume and Richard Swinburne agree there are two categories of evil in the world. The moral evils, which are evils which people commit upon each other, and natural evils, which are evils that derive from natural sources like bad weather conditions. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the arguments which Hume presents about the problems of evil in the world, and how this evil is opposed to a divine benevolent God. We will also…

Evil have been around for as long as anyone can remember. Evil is the cause of unforeseen natural occurrences that happens in the world such as: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters. Evil has been named for the cause of death, sickness and suffering. Many philosophers have asked how could an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God allow evil and suffering in the world. Because of humanity’s limited knowledge, humans cannot simply understand God or his plans…

goodness, omniscience, and omnipotence are all consistent with the existence of evil in the universe. His central argument, which will be discussed in detail in the next paragraph, is that we are actually living in the best possible universe. I disagree with his theodicy because it is logically flawed, it says that God is not omnipotent, and evil is not necessary for us to appreciate the good that exists. The existence of evil in our universe remains to be one of the biggest problems faced by…

The Exposition of the Problem of Evil In my paper, I will present the argument Weirob gives on the Problem of Evil, and explain Miller’s response to the Problem of Evil. I will explain why the character of Weirob argues it is impossible for an omniscient, omnipotent, and totally good God to exist simultaneously with evil in the world and go into detail about how Weirob believes that if God has these traits, He should be able to eliminate all evils in the world before they occur. Then I will…

Christianity. The consequences of Evil It is written in the Holy Bible, that evil came into existence, because God gave Adam and Eve free will, with instructions not to take from the tree of life. According to Nash, he asserts “God has good reasons for creating a world containing creatures that are significantly free, that is, free with regard to actions that have moral significance.” (Nash, 189). And it is important to note in the book of Genesis 3:1-24, we note the issue of how evil actually…