nagel, swinburne quiz

The possibility of moral evil follows from

God's giving human beings free will.

The problem of evil challenges the compatibility of evil with

The existence of an all-powerful, perfectly benevolent, omnipotent God.

The free-will defense claims

The existence of evil is necessary for the greater good of free choice

T/F: A theodicy is an explanation of the existence of God.

false

According to Nagel, one way of answering the problem of evil "is to maintain that what is commonly called evil is only an ______, or at worst only the "_______" or ________ of good."

- illusion - privation - absence

Nagel mentions another proposed answer to the problem of evil: "the things called evil are evil only because they are viewed in _______ ; they are not evil when viewed in proper _______ and in ______ to the rest of creation."

- isolation - perspective - relation

A natural evil, according to Swinburne,

-Is not deliberately caused by human beings. -Includes human and animal suffering.

A moral evil, according to Swinburne,

Is caused by deliberate action or negligence.

T/F: An example of natural evil is an earthquake.

true

T/F: Swinburne claims that God does not have the right to allow for unlimited evil in this world.

true