RSOC 9 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Theodicy
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Rsoc 9: livingston breaks down theodicy through its greek roots, which defines theodicy as. Justifying the ways of god when encountering evil and disorder in the world. In the more broad sense, evil and chaos must be endured and explained if meaningless and despair are to be held at bay. Theodicy helps people cope and gain relief when they are paying for the consequences of the evil actions they committed. This helps people feel a sense of peace as evil persists in the world. Karma is related to theodicy, too where bad things happen to you if you do something wrong or immoral. The evil and suffering are naturally ingrained in this world because of devilish forces, and the world can only become good and benevolent when cosmic. I genuinely believe that this world is inherently evil because humans are bred to compete with each other to survive, so they will do whatever is necessary to exploit others.