Problem of Evil - Knowledge Check

What does omnibenevolent mean?

• All-knowing

• All-powerful

• All-loving

• All-present

Answer explanation

Remember, if you are benevolent, you are kind and loving!

What does omnipotent mean?

• All-knowing

• All-powerful

• All-loving

• All-present

Answer explanation

If something is strong, it is potent. Therefore tea can be a potent brew.

What does omniscient mean?

• All-knowing

• All-powerful

• All-loving

• All-present

Answer explanation

Knows everything, sees everything.

Which is the best definition of the problem of evil?

• Believing that God is evil

• Defending God in the face of evil

• Arguing God does not exist as there is evil in the world

• Believing that God is responsible for all evil

Which is the best explanation for the inconsistent triad?

• The belief that God cannot exist because there is so much evil and suffering in the world

• The belief that the existence of an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God is not compatible with the existence of evil

• The belief that God cannot be omnibenevolent because he is the creator and a loving creator would not create evil

Answer explanation

Think of that triangle! If God is benevolent and powerful, evil is an odd one out, therefore it is not compatible with the argument for the existence of God!

Which scholar first suggested the inconsistent triad?

• Epicurus

• Augustine

• Irenaeus

• Hick

Answer explanation

This was the person who gave the long explanation about how evil shows that God is not kind etc if evil exists.

Which of these is an example of moral evil?

• Hurricanes

• Disease

• Murder

Which is more of a challenge for religious believers in believing in God?

• Natural Evil

• Moral Evil

• Logical Evil

What does Augustine base his theodicy on?

• Jesus' sacrifice

• The story of Genesis

• Observation of the world

• Being made in God's image

Where goes Augustine believe evil comes from?

• God's creation

• Adam and Eve's disobedience

• Corrupt leadership