Exam 6: The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

What three properties does the argument from Evil assume that God possesses?

Murder, rape, and stealing are examples of ____ evil.

Religious believers sometimes argue that evil is necessary to achieve a greater good. Critics respond to this by claiming that

Some have suggested that the presence of evil makes the world a better place, because struggling against evil builds character. Critics object that:

Pascal's Wager thought experiment is intended to show that we know a great deal about God.

Edwards's Gangle thought experiment is intended to show that existence can't be a defining property.

According to the Kalam cosmological argument, there is a cause for

According to Pascal, belief in the existence of God is pragmatically justified because it could be of great benefit to the believer.

Jews, Christians, and Muslims are

A theodicy is an attempt to explain how an omniscient, omnipotent, all good God can exist simultaneously with evil in the world.

Some argue that mystical experiences are evidence for the existence of God because

Rowe's Fawn thought experiment is intended to show that there is unnecessary suffering in the world.

"If everything that exists in the world (including the world itself) is not the cause of its own existence, then there must be a cause of the world's existence which itself does not need to be caused by anything else that uncaused cause is God." This line of argument is called:

Pascal's wager attempts to prove that God exists by showing how arguments in favor of God's existence are more reasonable than arguments against his existence.

What is the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God? Is it sound? Why or why not?

Paley's Watch thought experiment is intended to show that

Gaunilo's Lost Island thought experiment is intended to show that

In defining truth in terms of subjectivity, Kierkegaard claims that we can make something true by believing it to be true.

Which is NOT a theological defense of evil?

Which of the following best describes the concept of God at work in the traditional cosmological argument?