"Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God" Self-Quiz

. Which of the following isnt a trait traditionally ascribed to Christianitys God?

Perfectly good

Omnipotent

Omniscient

Omnifarious

. Which of the following best describes what a Manichean believes?

Someone who believes that God created all of the evil in the world

Someone who believes that an imperfect spiritual entity, Manichea, designed our world with evil

Someone who believes the world is a battleground for two opposing forces, good and evil

Someone who believes that God is not perfectly good

. What is meant by the term theodicy?

An account of how evil is consistent with God being omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good

A technical term for the problem of evil

A philosophical work, written by the philosopher Augustine

A view according to which the world is a battleground for good and evil

. What problem does Gods omniscience raise?

God cannot create logically impossible objects, so it is not clear how he can be omniscient

It is unclear how any entity can be omniscient

It isnt clear how our having free will is consistent with His foreknowledge

Gods omniscience raises no problems

. What is the stone paradox?

It is a paradox that arises because of the claim that God is omnipotent

It is an objection to the claim that God is omnipotent

It is the paradox that God cannot both create a stone he cannot lift and lift that stone

All of the above

. Natural suffering is suffering that is caused by something that has nothing to do with human choice.

TRUE

FALSE

. Manicheans hold that there are two forces in the world, good and evil, and that they are always in harmony.

TRUE

FALSE

. Omnipotence is the attribute the Christian conception of God has of being all-powerful.

TRUE

FALSE

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