You need to be able to properly summarise the dilemma in sufficient detail: world, end, exist, omniscient, responsibility, possible, Possible solutions to the ‘inconsistent Solution Explanation Problems God is not omnipotent God creation but doesn’t have the What do you religious power to prevent evil. believers would say about Process Theologians God is part of this? – the universe, started and encouraged evolution. God is not omnibenevolent God doesn’t care if his creation suffers. Maybe God is malicious. Maybe evil has a greater God has a different perception to Hume evil is felt too widely – purpose, God could remove it humans. for it to be dismissed. but chooses not to Toddler analogy. Evil doesn’t exist The response based on God’s perspective William Rowe (intense human and animal suffering)
You need to be able to properly summarise the dilemma in sufficient detail: world, end, exist, omniscient, responsibility, possible, Possible solutions to the ‘inconsistent Solution Explanation Problems God is not omnipotent God creation but doesn’t have the power to prevent evil. Process Theologians – God is part of the universe, started and encouraged evolution. What do you religious believers would say about this? God is not omnibenevolent God doesn’t care if his creation suffers. Maybe God is malicious. Maybe evil has a greater purpose, God could remove it but chooses not to God has a different perception to humans. Toddler analogy. Hume – evil is felt too widely for it to be dismissed. Evil doesn’t exist The response based on God’s perspective William Rowe (intense human and animal suffering)
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