Flashcards
Key Words - The Problem of Evil
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1TheodicyThe word is derived from two Greek words; theos, meaning God and dike, meaning justice.
A theodicy is a justification of the ways of God to men. - 2Privatio BoniThe privation (lack or absence) of good.
- 3DysteleologicalWithout purpose or reason.
- 4EschatologicalTo do with end times. It refers to the ultimate destiny of humankind.
- 5Natural EvilEvents that have bad or evil consequences when experienced by human beings.
Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Landslides. - 6Moral EvilEvil events or acts caused by human beings choosing freely to do the action in question.
Rape, Murder, Theft. - 7Epistemic DistanceA gap between two things that is not spatial or temporal but one of knowledge.
- 8OmnipotentAll powerful
- 9Omni-benevolentAll good/loving
- 10OmniscientAll knowing