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Theists would probably use theodicies (attempt to solve the problem of evil in the world whilst still retaining the traditional theisitic God). The two main theodicies being the Augustinian theodicy (St Augustine) and the Irenaean theodicy (Irenaeus).
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Could the promise of rewards in the afterlife solve the problem of evil?
Unfortunately not.
How do Judaism Christianity and Islam explain the existence of evil?
The problem of evil is the question of how an all-knowing, all loving, and all powerful God could allow it. It goes a little like this;(1)If a perfectly good God exists (all powerful, knowing, loving), then evil should not.(2)There is evil in the world.Conclusion: therefore, the existence of the perfectly good (all powerful, knowing, loving) God would seem to be contradicted.A theist (Christian or Islamic) person would want to keep all three of God's characteristics (see above), but the problem of evil isn't a problem if a theist says you can drop any one of the three. However, there are responses to the problem of evil that keep all three and that evil can still exist.Half way down the related links you can see the responses.Jewish AnswerThere is no "problem of evil" from the Jewish perspective. Judaism teaches that we are all born good but with the ability to do both good and bad in our lives (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). If we do bad, God still gives us opportunities to correct those misdeeds and grow as a person, thereby growing closer to Him. Without this opportunity, there is no way for humans to grow spiritually. Since God explicitly states that evil is part of the creation (Isaiah 45:7), the question falls away. All that needs to be explained is the purpose of evil. That is a separate question and will be dealt with when asked.
Is Silver the Hedgehog evil?
No. Although he was out to kill Sonic in Sonic '06, he thought he was saving the future by doing so. Once he realized that killing Sonic wouldn't solve his problem, Silver became an ally of Sonic's.
Why does God not destroy evil from the face of the earth?
A:There is a philosophical argument called the problem of evil and suffering. The problem asks if God is all-powerful, all-knowing, all good, and the sole creator of the world, then why is there evil and suffering? The problem can only be resolved if at least one of these propositions is false. Therefore if God is all-powerful, he is either not all-knowing and is therefore unaware of all the evil in the world, or he is not all-good and is unconcerned about all.If God can not be considered all-powerful, all-knowing and all good, then perhaps he is not a god at all. Perhaps he was created by man to meet a perceived spiritual need and we should not expect God to solve our problems.Answer 2The typical religious answer to the problem of evil is to argue that the evil in the world is man's perception of the troubles in his life requisite to helping him develop the moral fortitude to better himself.
What are some religious explanations for the existence of evil in the world and What are some non-religious explanations?
According to traditional Christian belief:God is perfectly good;God's power is unlimited (he is omnopotent);God is all-knowing (omniscient);God is the sole creator of everything that exists;There is evil in the world.The problem of evil is that if the universe as we know it is the creation of a God who is all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good, then it is surprising that there is evil in the world. David Hume put the theist's dilemma as, "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil."Theologians are unwilling to accept that the problem of evil is evidence that God does not exist, and have struggled with theodocies that seek to resolve the problem in favour of religion. An important religious explanation for the existence of evil is the existence of free will. God allwed us to choose to do good or do evil, and evil is the misuse by us of that God-given power. Not everything we regard as an evil is the result of human wrongdoing, and Norman L. Geisler (Christian Ethics: Options and Issues), speaking as a Christian against euthanasia, says that far from being an evil to avoid at all cost, suffering can be a time of refining and character building.Philosophers tend to make the distinction between natural evil and moral evil. The religious explanation for natural evil is that God did it, perhaps as punishment for wrongdoing, but the non-religious explanation is simply the working of natural laws. Moral evil does not have a general non-religious explanation, other than the moral failings of some people.
What is difference between social problem ann social evil?
Those act which is not supported by the society but practice frequently by some persons of the society is known as social problem . Whereas those act which is supported by the society and practiced as culture , tradition but which indirectly hampers the society is called social evil .
What is John Hick's solution to the problem of evil?
John Hick's response to the problem of evil is a revised form of Irenean theodicy. His book, Evil and the God of Love, is actually his philosophical effort to come up with a plausible response to the problem of evil. Hickean theodicy states that man needs to have an 'epistemic distance' from God in order that man may have a real choice whether to love or not to love God. Because if man is placed in a hedonistic paradise where no evil is actually possible to occur, would it still be possible for man to love and know God? Hick thinks it's not. - Kuyz
What is the problem that maglev trains cause for people and animals?
evil
What was the problem for her evil twin book?
the problem was the mean/popular girls:Jessamyn,Lauren,Kima(aka the Jackels)
Should a murderer be killed?
If someone is genuinely evil and has committed truly evil deeds, it is then okay to kill, the problem with this is that there are few who truly believe they are evil and have their own reasons that justify what they have done. Hitler believed the Jews to be evil, even though just about all of us disagree with this including me, he never believed what he was doing was wrong. But Hitler is evil in my eyes and thus i would kill him given the chance.
Are ouija boards bad or evil and what can Happen if you use them?
they are always evil you can have many problem people have died in using them been drove to insanity illness possession and forced to flee there homes my advice would be dont play with it in the first place
Why did drjekyll have a problem with mrhyde?
The reason that Dr. Jekyll had a problem with Mr. Hyde was that Hyde was practically everything evil about Dr. Jekyll. Combined with physical appearance and his evil personality, there was nothing to like about Mr. Hyde.
