PART 2 Problem of evil

Which of these philosophers was an existentialist who thought that evil and suffering in the world didn't have a divine purpose?

• Alvin Plantinga

• William Lane Craig

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• St Augustine

Which are the main two theodicies we focus on in our problem of evil study?

• The free will & soul making theodicies

• The 'evil is the absence of good' & the afterlife theodicy

• The 'original sin' & 'the God has morally sufficient reasons' theodicy

Which 2 of these theologians defend the free will theodicy?

• St Augustine

• Alvin Plantinga

• St Irenaeus

• John Hick

Which 2 of these theologians defend the soul-making theodicy?

• St Augustine

• Alvin Plantinga

• St Irenaeus

• John Hick

Which is the definition of a weak theodicy?

• Provides an explanation or justification of why God permits the existence of evil within his creation.

• May not venture to explain why evil exists, but it does offer a defence of theism and shows that the existence of God is not incompatible with the existence of evil as the atheist claims.

Which of these worlds does St Augustine think would be better?

• •World 1: There is no evil but no free will either.

• •World 2: There is evil but there is also free will.

Which theodicy does St Augustine combine with the free will theodicy to explain natural evil?

• The soul-making theodicy

• The original sin theodicy

• The afterlife theodicy

• The 'God has morally sufficient reasons' theodicy

Which two of these philosophers believe an omnibenevolent God would have created a world with free will and no evil?

• St Augustine

• Alvin Plantinga

• J.L. Mackie

• Anthony Flew

Which of these defenders of the free will theodicy put forth a strong version of this theodicy?

• St Augustine

• Alvin Plantinga

Which of these theologians defended ours as the 'best of all possible worlds'?

• St Augustine

• Thomas Aquinas

• Leibniz

• John Hick