09-PHI Inconsistent Triad

Match the following concepts with their challenges.

• Challenges from determinism and randomness

• The validity of scientific laws

• Challenges from new scientific discoveries

• The existence of free will

• Challenges related to temporal paradoxes

• The concept of time

• Challenges from the inconsistent triad

• The nature of God and the problem of evil

Match the following statements with their corresponding attributes:

• Presence of suffering

• Evil exists

• Attribute of all-loving

• God is omniscient

• Attribute of all-powerful

• God is benevolent

• Attribute of all-knowing

• God is omnipotent

What does 'omnipotent' mean in the context of the inconsistent triad?

• All-loving

• All-knowing

• All-powerful

• All-present

What is the main question raised by the inconsistent triad?

• Why does evil exist if God is all-powerful and all-loving?

• Why do humans have free will?

• Why does God exist?

• Why is there suffering in the world?

One proposed solution to the inconsistent triad is (a)  

• Evil is an illusion
• Humans have free will
• God does not exist
• God is not benevolent

What is the 'soul-making' theodicy?

• The notion that evil is a punishment for sin

• The concept that God is testing humanity

• The belief that suffering helps people grow and develop

• The idea that evil is necessary for free will

What type of evil is difficult to explain with free will?

• Natural evil

• Moral evil

• Social evil

• Personal evil

Why is the inconsistent triad significant for atheists?

• It supports the idea of a benevolent God

• It proves the existence of God

• It challenges the concept of free will

• It is seen as proof that an all-powerful, all-loving God cannot exist

'Benevolent' in the context of the inconsistent triad means (a)  

• All-present
• All-powerful
• All-knowing
• All-loving

What is a common criticism of the free will defense?

• It does not account for natural evil

• It denies the existence of God

• It suggests God is not omnipotent

• It implies humans are robots