PPT-Evil and Suffering

Edexcel AS LEVEL Evil Evil physical pain mental suffering and moral wickednessJohn Hick Philosophy and Religion Four types of evil Natural malfunctioning of the natural world John Hick. Theist. Atheist. Agnostic. Upbringing. They are ill/dying. Near death experience. Miracle. Media influence. Guilty. Retribution. Guidance. Hope. To give life meaning. Upbringing. Death of a loved one. Suffering and the hiddenness of God. The problem of suffering and evil is THE problem humans have to deal with . Many . have rejected faith because of it from a universal standpoint (often by people who cannot comprehend such suffering). Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. From Last Week…. Proponents of moral relativism sometimes point to John 8:1-11 as an example of Jesus practicing moral relativism. How would you respond to this?. From Last Week…. Support for situational ethics is claimed in the story of . Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. Innocent people are injured and killed in . accidents; and are victims of violence. . Extreme weather destroys property and claims lives. . Loved ones are taken from us due to illness. . How Do We Fit God Into This Reality?. Evil has stained everything. We cannot unlearn our knowledge of good and evil. Has God abandoned us?. “Lord, what are humans that you care for them, . mere mortals that you think of them?. In the face of unjust sufferings. The caged bird sings. with a fearful trill. o. f things unknown. b. ut longed for still . a. nd his tune is heard. o. n the distant hill. f. or the caged bird. s. ings of freedom. . Maya Angelou, “Caged Bird” from . “God, why did you take them?”. “If you believe in God, why did God allow the bomb in Manchester to detonate. ?”. “Why would people do this? What god would hurt people?”. “Where was God when it all went wrong?”. Evidence for God part 2 (11-22). The Problem of Evil (11-29). The Bible and Science (12-06). Creation (12-13). The Genesis Flood (12-20). Archeology (01-03). Historical Jesus (01-10). The Resurrection of Christ (01-17). . The . types of evil. : moral (caused by free will agents) and natural (caused by nature).. The logical problem of evil. : classical (Epicurus) - the problem of suffering.. J. L. Mackie’s modern development . Servants’ Meeting. October 9, 2010. 1 Peter 4. 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,. Name the scholar – write a sentence summary. Which scholars are missing?. Scholars . Plantinga. – FW is essential for humans. Kierkegaard – King and peasant girl analogy. Augustine – God made the world perfectly and it was corrupted by the Fall. The logical problem of evil and suffering. What . is the . logical ‘problem . of evil. ’ identified by Epicurus? Page 4. Evil creates a challenge to those who have a belief in the God of classical theism.