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What is natural evil?
A form of evil/suffering that is not the direct result of the acts of humans.
out of our control.
empirical evidence of natural evil.
What are examples of natural evil?
premature deaths
natural disasters
animals suffering
psychological illness
pain resulting from disease
pain resulting from poor design of the human body (childbirth, degeneration)
How can believers still believe in Gods omnipotence and omnibenevolence in the face of natural evil?
That evil is the fault of humanity or the devil not God
That God created natural evil with a good reason - omniscience, it is beyond our understanding.
What is moral evil?
Evil caused by humanity
people deliberately inflicting suffering on each other
Gods omniscience means God knows people would choose to do the wrong things
contradicts him being omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipotent
why would God not intervene when he sees wrong choices.
What are examples of moral evil?
murder
rape
stealing
terrorising
bullying
vandalism
How can believers argue against the problem of moral evil?
free will - these are our own choices, God lovingly gave us free will, it would be cruel for God to completely control us.
