PHI 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Marilyn Mccord Adams, Moral Evil, Natural Evil
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The problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the fact that the world contains evil with the existence of an omnipotent, perfectly good god. Surely such a god would have prevented the evil in our world. (page 254) Theodicy: explanation of why god would allow such evil to occur (page 254) Logical argument: not emotional argument: most people in deep distress need comfort, not argument (page 255) There is a problem why god allows evil; If theist does not have satisfactory answer, then, Atheist has no reason to share belief in god. Embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. Swinburne"s two kinds of evil: natural evil: all evil which is not deliberately produced by human beings (pages 255- Physical and mental suffering; disease, and natural disasters, accidents: moral evil: all evil caused deliberately by humans doing what they ought not to do and. Evil constituted by such deliberate actions or negligent failure (page 255)
