Theodicy

Since the last quiz, our class has explored the social constructs of peasant living. Within this, we have learned what a Zadruga is and the hierarchy within them. During discussion we learned Zadruga’s were 2 to 3 unrelated families living under one roof. Within these homes lived many generations of each family. The oldest man was usually the head of the house, while his wife or mother was usually in charge of the women. In Wayne Vucinich’s article, we discover living conditions were less than…

It is hard to imagine a world where evil did not exist. It seems to be that evil is always part of our daily activities, whether it be big or small. I always knew that evil was part of life but I never really understood the reasoning behind it. Till this day suffering and evil was never something that I questioned or wondered why it existed in a world that was created by God himself. I always found myself questioning the existents of God when things were going bad. I would questions his…

The term evil is incredibly subjective, and yet something universally known to exist. The topic has prevailed priority interest in religion, science and morality: where it comes from, how it’s cultivated, how it's destroyed. There is a looming mystery to evilness, an obvious existence, but latent foundation. East of Eden written by John Steinbeck follows the peoples of the Salinas Valley in California and their chaotic web of moral code. The book projects a multitude of biblical references and…

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…

Religion Religion is always a big topic from all over the world from the ancient to the present. With the development of science and education, there’s a growing doubt of the existence of some kind of religion. What’s more, several Islamic terrorist attacks have brought this topic to a hot debate. Is religion the root of the attacks? Does religion do harm to people? What exactly is religion? To me, I never believe in any religion or approve its contribution. Although there’s many…

Thomas Aquinas was an Italian philosopher and theologian of the Medieval period who raised valid arguments as to why evil exists. His first argument was that evil in fact does not exist but that there is only a “privation of the good” (Renick, pg 33). What this means is that God creates only good, therefore evil does not exist. Things only turn into bad when the good of an object of person has less of the good that it was initially given. Aquinas’s next arguments all go together; at least that…

The atheist's argument from evil to the conclusion that God does not exist can be outlined as follows: 1) If God exists, then there exists a being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good. 2) If there existed a being who were omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good, then there would be no evil. 3) But there is evil. C) Therefore, God does not exist. The first premise follows directly from the theist's definition of God. "Omniscient" is taken to mean "one who knows all true…

Multitudes of people in the western world today ignore the belief about some of the supernatural, this I realize. The supernatural can refer to a multitude of definitions. The supernatural being of God is one definition or what the mass of people envision when they 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…

As the world is scientifically advancing, the existence of God is in doubt by many. I am arguing Philosopher Simon Blackburn’s claim that the existence of evil strongly suggests that there isn’t a god who is all-good, all-knowing and all-powerful is wrong. Since God is omniscience, omnipotence and omnibenevolence, Blackburn believes the idea of God contradicts all the bad happening in this world. He supposes if god had more power, he would destroy evil. Since evil exists, then god isn’t what…

The argument from evil argues and targets against a specific type of god which is argued to be all powerful, knowing, and good. The argument states that if such God were to exist, then we would not have evil in the world. Yet, all around us we see evil and therefore God cannot exist. The argument from evil is a reductio ad absurdum argument because we take on the fact that there is evil in the world and because of this, derive the conclusion that an all-pkg God cannot exist. An important thing…