PHIL 347 WEEK 3 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Free will defense.
Answer: God maximized the goodness in the world by creating free
being. A free being means that we have the choice to do evil things-
A choice that some of us exercise. This preserves Gods goodness
because he created the best possible world by making us free and
preserves his knowledge and power becuase he knows about evil
and could stop it but wants to maintain our freedom. The issue with
this is that it only focuses on moral evil which is evil committed on
purpose by humans. This does not resolve the issue of natural evil
like earthquakes.
◉ Epicurus Restated.
Answer: 1) If God is almighty, he can remove all evil.
2) If God is all good, he would will to remove all evil
3) But there is Evil
4C) Hence, it isn't the case that God is almighty and all good.
◉ Epicurus and the problem of evil.
Answer: God is either:
1) Wills but is unable
, 2) Able and unwilling
3) Neither willing nor able
4) He is both willing and able
If (1) He is feeble, not a characteristic of God.
If (2) He is envious, not a characteristic of God.
If (3) He is both envious and feeble, not a characteristic of God
If (4) which is the only possible one suitable for God, from what
source are evils or why does He not remove them?
◉ Mackie Restated.
Answer: 1) God is Omni potent
2) God is Wholly good
3) Evil Exists
4) A good thing always eliminates (prevents the occurrence of) evil
as far as it can
5) There are no limits to what an omnipotnent thing can do
6) Hence a good, omnipotent thing eliminates evil completely
7) Hence contradiction
◉ Trans World Depravity.
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Free will defense.
Answer: God maximized the goodness in the world by creating free
being. A free being means that we have the choice to do evil things-
A choice that some of us exercise. This preserves Gods goodness
because he created the best possible world by making us free and
preserves his knowledge and power becuase he knows about evil
and could stop it but wants to maintain our freedom. The issue with
this is that it only focuses on moral evil which is evil committed on
purpose by humans. This does not resolve the issue of natural evil
like earthquakes.
◉ Epicurus Restated.
Answer: 1) If God is almighty, he can remove all evil.
2) If God is all good, he would will to remove all evil
3) But there is Evil
4C) Hence, it isn't the case that God is almighty and all good.
◉ Epicurus and the problem of evil.
Answer: God is either:
1) Wills but is unable
, 2) Able and unwilling
3) Neither willing nor able
4) He is both willing and able
If (1) He is feeble, not a characteristic of God.
If (2) He is envious, not a characteristic of God.
If (3) He is both envious and feeble, not a characteristic of God
If (4) which is the only possible one suitable for God, from what
source are evils or why does He not remove them?
◉ Mackie Restated.
Answer: 1) God is Omni potent
2) God is Wholly good
3) Evil Exists
4) A good thing always eliminates (prevents the occurrence of) evil
as far as it can
5) There are no limits to what an omnipotnent thing can do
6) Hence a good, omnipotent thing eliminates evil completely
7) Hence contradiction
◉ Trans World Depravity.
