WorksheetsDavid Hume & The Problem of Evil
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
David Hume famously expressed the Problem of Evil in his book, Dialogues Concerning..?
Evil and Omnipotence
Natural Religion
Omnipotence & Benevolence
Religion and Philosophy
When did David Hume write his famous book on the Problem of Evil?
1779
1789
1799
1809
Why was the book published only after David Hume's death?
Because it was unfinished at the time of his death
Because printing hadn't been invented yet
Because attacking religious belief was a sensitive subject
Because he did not become well known until after his death
David Hume's book on the Problem of Evil presents the ideas in the form of a play, in which 3 characters debate religion. In the play,which of the 3 characters believes that evil helps us become more moral?
Demea
Cleanthes
Philo
David Hume's book on the Problem of Evil presents the ideas in the form of a play, in which 3 characters debate religion. In the play,which of the 3 characters defends the goodness of God?
Demea
Cleanthes
Philo
David Hume's book on the Problem of Evil presents the ideas in the form of a play, in which 3 characters debate religion. In the play,which of the 3 characters is the sceptic who most closely represents Hume's view that evil and suffering are incompatible with a good God?
Demea
Cleanthes
Philo
David Hume referred to the Problem of Evil as
The fundamental problem of religion
The ground of atheism
the roof of atheism
the rock of atheism
Is Philo's argument against the existence of God 'a priori' or 'a posteriori'?
A priori
A posteriori
Which analogy does Philo use to question the good design of God when it comes to the world?
A house with lots of structural flaws, designed by a great architect
A garden full of weeds, managed by a famous gardener
A boat with holes in, made by a master craftsman
Which of these 4 are factors that Hume says account for natural evil in the world? (it can be more than one)
Ability to feel pain
Laws of nature
Nature is parsimonious (mean)
Poor workmanship
Complete the quote from Darwin: "I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created....
a world where earthquakes can devastate whole cities overnight
humans with the ability to harm one another
parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding on the living bodies of caterpillars
What is Hume's dysteleological argument?
The argument from design
The argument that laws of nature only lead to misery and chaos
The problem of evil
The argument from causation
Given the amount of evil in the world, Philo concludes that God must be which of the following..? (can be more than one)
indifferent
morally neutral
morally good
morally evil
Hume's more developed argument is an exploration of ...
The logical problem of evil
The evidential problem of evil
