Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Evaluation of
Augustine's Theodicy
- Brian
Davies: evil
isn't a
substance,
it's a gap
between
what is and
what ought
to be. God
isn't to
blame.
- Plantinga: humans wouldn't be free if they could
only choose to be good. Free will supports the
idea that humans are responsible for evil.
- He explains why evil can
exist alongside goodness.
- He explains why God chooses to not intervene.
- He accounts for natural evil
- It fits the Christian creation story
- Schleiermacher: a logical contradiction to say
a perfect world went wrong. Evil may be a
deprivation but it's still present in the world.
- Relies on the
story of Adam
and Eve, there's
no proof of this.
The Bible
shouldn't be
taken literally.
- Biology proves people
can't have been seminally
present in Adam, so God
would be unjust to punish
everyone.