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WorksheetsProblem of Evil - Knowledge Check
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does omnibenevolent mean?
All-knowing
All-powerful
All-loving
All-present
What does omnipotent mean?
All-knowing
All-powerful
All-loving
All-present
What does omniscient mean?
All-knowing
All-powerful
All-loving
All-present
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
Which scholar first suggested the inconsistent triad?
Epicurus
Augustine
Irenaeus
Hick
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
Which is the best definition for 'theodicy'?
Believing God exists
Defending God in the face of evil
Explaining why God cannot exists as evil does
Which of these is not a criticism of Augustine's theodicy?
If the world is made perfect, how could it stop being perfect?
If God was omniscient, wouldn't he know Adam and Eve would disobey him?
How can the theodicy be true when people developed through evolution?
How is it fair that everyone goes to heaven?
What is meant by privatio boni?
Adam and Eve
Leaving paradise
Absence of good
Absence of evil
Which of the following does Augustine believe Adam and Eve did not cause?
Illness
Death
Original Sin
The devil
Natural disasters
How did Irenaeus believe people were made?
In God's image
In God's likeness
As evil beings
What do soul-making theodicies argue?
Humans are to blame for evil existing
Evil exists because the first humans disobeyed God
God made evil so that humans have a chance for their souls to develop
God made evil to torment humans, as he is evil
