(i) Outline two solutions to the problem of evil (21 marks) The problem is how do we reconcile an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God with the existence of evil and suffering in the world? The God of classical theism should be willing and able to remove evil and suffering. However‚ evil exists. This kind of solution is called a theodicy. A theodicy does not deny the existence of moral and natural evil‚ it proposes that there are good reasons why God does not intervene when conceivably he could or
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Is Man Born Good Or Evil? I do not think that man was born neither good nor evil‚ I believe that man are raised into there chosen behavior because of the society‚ environment‚ family‚ culture‚ or even the media‚ but I believe man has this natural instinct to be good or evil.I do believe that man is both good and evil. Man can do great‚ wonderful‚ terrible‚ and horrible things.If the perception of man being both good and evil is true‚ then each decision that humanity makes must be struggle‚ since
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The story of “Macbeth” is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. In this is reasons why Macbeth’s wife is a more evil character than Macbeth. The main reasons why is she pushed him to kill the king and how she switches her mental state. The first reason why Lady Macbeth is more evil than Macbeth is she pushed him to kill King Duncan. In the play Macbeth was told by witches that one day he will be the Thane of Cawdor. Then they say that he will be the king. After hearing this he tells his
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Melville’s text Benito Cereno reflects the Dark Romanticism theme of the nature of evil. The evil in the story deals with slavery. In Benito Cereno‚ captain Delano is unaware about what’s going on aboard San Dominick. Once aboard‚ he finds out that the ship has suffered due to a storm and offers to help them out by providing supplies. There are many signs revealing that something suspicious is going on‚ but Delano chose to ignore it.One example is the strange behavior of Don Cereno and the Blacks
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Human nature is a topic that has been discussed for a long time now‚ so there is no exact answer to if we are good‚ evil or something of a completely different nature. In my opinion‚ I believe that we are not evil or good‚ but rather something that’s a combination of both. Human nature is not exactly perfect to say the least‚ so it cannot be exclusively good or evil. A reason for this is because certain situations may bring out the good or bad in people. For example‚ you may be having a great day
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An Analysis of Good and Evil in the Movie High Noon and Application of the Ethical Theories of Kant and Mill Raymond Parenteau PHI2000 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Capella University April‚ 2014 Preface For the purposes of this discussion‚ the concepts of good and evil are going to be analyzed through the use of two contrasting ethical theories‚ Utilitarianism and Deontology. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory most often ascribed to the philosopher John Stuart Mill. The utilitarian theory suggests
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Money is the root of all evil. Many of us grew up hearing that money is the root of all evil‚ but that is not really what scripture teaches us. Money is neither evil nor good. It is only what happens with money once it is in our hands that gives it qualities of either good or evil. Money can be many things‚ depending on how we relate to it. We need to understand the difference between a physical currency that is the basis for our lives and a material desire that is driven by greed. It is a fact
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Evil Actions Receive Evil Consequences It is impossible to build happiness at the cost of another’s misfortune. This law has become known as Karma‚ and Macbeth has experienced a series of unfortunate events because of this. His wavering state of mind being one of these. Macbeth has committed many horrible acts‚ and those actions have brought horrible consequences upon himself. The first evil deed Macbeth is guilty of was when he killed King Duncan.While at first Macbeth is satisfied with receiving
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in affirming that it has the truth regarding evil and suffering‚ then people must pay attention to biblical causes of wickedness and human grief. The writer Wright defines evil in two sections and presents its causes. The first section he names it as moral evil that is all wicked actions performed by humans in the world and it can be linked with spiritual evil that is the satanic forces that amplify the human wickedness. The second section is natural evil as the suffering that appears to be part on
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among individuals as well as between the individual and their society. These rules establish rights‚ duties and privileges that are consistent with the values and beliefs of the society. Nevertheless‚ is law a “necessity‚” is it an “evil” or is it merely a “necessary evil?” Law is necessary in the society as a control mechanism. Since society has so many variables‚ what is one man’s right may be another man’s wrong. According to Prof. H. L. A. Hart‚ “Man needs to be regulated by laws as he does
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