PHIL 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Natural Evil, Manichaeism

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1200
• Professor: David R.Hampton

Document Summary

Is to deny absolutely the misery and wickedness of man. The problem of evil is more powerful than showing that the world is not that bad as we may think. Why is there any pain and evil in the world at all. Suppose that the existence of misery is compatible with the existence of a benevolent god. Still, one wants proof that god is benevolent and this does not seem to arise by looking at this world where happiness is blended with misery at best. If one were to imagine the perfect world. She would have not thought of the world we have right now. This does not necessarily mean the creator of the world is not perfect and benevolent. The imperfections of the world cannot be blamed in its nature alone. At some point there must have been some wrong choice that the designer made. Pain illness general weakness of human nature, natural disasters.