RPS prob of evil Augustine

Moral evil is

• evil acts created by human choice
• evil acts caused by natural causes

natural evil is

• evil acts caused by human choice
• Natural events that have bad or evil consequences for humans

what is a theodicy

• a philosophical attempt to be evil
• a philosophical attempt to solve the problem of evil
• a theory of the odyssey
• a way to explain free will

why is evil a problem for the existence of God?

• evil shows god as loving and powerful
• Evil means god is great
• God and free will means it can exist
• an all loving and powerful god could not let evil exist

In Augustine's theodicies how did he see Gen 1-3

• symbolically
• mythical
• literally
• science

What was the problem Augustine's had to solve

• if god creates and sustains the world he creates and sustains evil
• if God leaves the world to it how is he loving

how did Augustine solve the problem of evil

• no god
• epistemic distance
• privation
• punishment

Privation is

• a lack of goodness
• a private moment
• a lack of evil
• a lacking in light

Did Augustine think God was responsible for evil

• yes
• no

which is Augustine's quote

• the substance is evil
• evil is not a substance
• evil is the best substance
• goodness is real