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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

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

How did Augustine think privation happened

• by using free will
• by using reason
• by our nature
• by Gods plan

How does Augustine view evil?

• something created by satan to ruin people's lives

• something created by God to test humans

• an absence of good - not a thing in itself

Augustine argues that God has to punish sin. He cannot allow wrongs to go unpunished. This emphasises his...

• Love

• Justice

What is the difference between moral and natural evil?

• Moral is caused by humans, natural is not

• Moral evil impact humans; natural evil impacts nature

• There is no difference

• Moral evil is to do with God, natural evil to do with science