Lesson 2

Question 1

The three Omnis

Answer 1

• Omniscience (all-knowing)
• Omnipotence (all powerful)
• Omnibenevolence (all good/loving)

Question 2

The inconsistent triad

Answer 2

-If God was all knowing and all powerful then there would be no evil and suffering.

Question 3

The rock of atheism

Answer 3

• For those who reject the idea of God the problem of evil is not an issue.
• There is no answer as life has its ups and downs.

Question 4

The evidential problem of evil

Answer 4

-If a God created the world he could have done it with no death, evil or decease so the simplest explanation is that there can’t be any God.

Question 5

Mill’s evidential argument

Answer 5

Because there is evil and suffering it shows that no benevolent designer exits.