Philosophical understanding of evil can only exist by acknowledging the existence or non-existence of god. If you cant understand “good,” you can’t comprehend “evil.” What makes this issue so hard to confront for some is that it makes us question our belief in God. How we each perceive evil may vary. The three types of evil that exist are: moral evil, natural evil and necessary evil. Since discussing evil is most often in the context of God, we will first examine the theists approach to evil, some
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How does one get their worldview? Our education, our upbringing, the culture we live in, the books we read, the media and movies we watch, all can help shape our worldview. Nash says, “Worldviews contain at least five clusters of beliefs, namely, beliefs about God, metaphysics (ultimate reality), epistemology (knowledge), ethics and human nature (14).” Using these five sections I will share my worldview. In general my worldview is a Christian one. I believe that there is one God who exists in three
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arguments for theism. To say the least, his bias shows through, even to the point of not seeing the deeper picture. He makes claims against the cosmological and teleological arguments. He then makes a point on how evil speaks against the existence of God. He then concludes with a statement that may or may not be supported by these statements (McCloskey, 1968). The Cosmological Argument McCloskey makes some statements about the necessity of a being that created the universe. He also makes some points
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Christians believe that God is almighty and there is really no need to believe in any other being or even question that he exists. In this article from McCloskey, he talks about God’s existence and if there truly is a God, then why is there evil in world? This essay will have my findings on the questions we were asked as class about McCloskey’s thoughts and the thoughts from the book, Philosophy of Religion. When believing in anything, people like to have proof as to why something exists. Christians might
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literal God has been a subject of many arguments down through the centuries. Despite a written record and a large contingency of believers, there has arose a strong group of people who believe there is no God and that man just happens to exist and that there is nothing beyond this life. In 1968 H.J. McCloskey published an article entitled "On Being an Atheist". He argued that theories such as the Cosmological or Teleological arguments did nothing to prove in his mind the presence of God. He strongly
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Niles June 01, 2013 Assumptions So many questions, where was God? What is true evil? How could God let something of this nature happen to hundreds of innocent people? This tragedy on September 11, 2001 shook this country’s faith in God. The faith that we thought we had was shaken, why were so many innocent people killed and so many spared? It brings about the question of good and evil, if there is a God and he is good why does He bring such suffering to people. If we pray, go to church and
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dependant on minds. Berkeley claims that the ordinary objects of perception; table, chairs, trees and so on, are dependant on minds. They must be perceived in order to exist: esse est percipi ( to be is to be perceived). The only thing that exists then are minds, which perceive, and that what is perceived by the mind. Therefore, nothing exists that is independent of the mind. Idealism claims, then, that what we think of as physical objects are bundles of ideas that we have come to associate with each
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no God. This is because many people believe that if God did exist then God should be able to stop the suffering that natural evil causes. Another reason why many people believe that the existence of natural evil proves there is no God because the amount of suffering that natural evil causes seems to be wrong for a God to allow that to happen. Also by stating that evil exists and there is a God proves the inconsistent triad as they contradict each other. This is why people would agree that God does
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Robin Collin’s argument for the existence of God is like previous arguments by past theologians and philosophers that look to the order of the natural world using one’s own senses coupled with reason to reach a belief in God. This type of argument is considered a form of teleology. Teleology is defined to look at the natural world with regards to its purpose or goal. Teleology then, using experience based reason (empiricism) to reach its conclusion. Robin Collins argument sets this up with a perspective
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believe in a triune, personal God. God is both transcendent and immanent. Meaning, He exists independent of His creation and exerts full sovereignty over it but that He is also omnipresent and entirely involved in His world. What are the basic assumptions about the nature of reality? Theism views reality as both material and spiritual. Theism asserts that God is volitional, moral, creative, purposive, rational, and knowable to other persons. Transcendent means that God is distinct form the universe
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