THEISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: A CRITICAL STUDY


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THEISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: A CRITICAL STUDY

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ABSTRACT

The presence of evil in a world said to be created by a “Being” who is not only omnipotent, omniscience and perfectly good is problematic. It is a problem that has perturbed man for ages and coupled with various natural disaster still make the concept problematic one. How can there be a loving God, all-powerful and all-knowing God and still face the problem of evil, if really he is perfectly good and created everything then where does evil originated from?

Atheist or agnostics base their case on the lack of evidence for God existence, however atheist have at least one very powerful positive argument for their position that there cannot be a living, all-loving, all-powerful God because there is so much evil and suffering in the world. Atheist raise questions like this: If you were a parent wouldn’t you do everything in your power to prevent your children from needless suffering? Many innocent children suffer from painful diseases, with this kind of problem how can we affirm for a loving and all-powerful God in the world.

In this study, we are going to look through the lenses of philosopher who talk about the problem of evil and God’s existence. Our main focus on this work is theism and the problem of evil which will be dwell on chapter four of this work. Before going to the main work, we will first look at the problem which is evil, the different types of evil and different explanation (philosophical and religious explanation) of evil.

We will talk more on chapter four that deal with the problem Theism and the problem of Evil.

According to Augustine, evil is not a being, it is a result of privation of good, so it was not and cannot be created, evil cannot exist on it’s own. John Hick on his analysis gave some point why there is evil in the world. On his Greater Good Defence: God himself could not achieve certain result without allowing us to struggle against evil and to endure suffering some evil are necessary in achieving certain good end. The good that is achieved outweighs the evil and the same or a greater amount of good could not have been attained by any means that did not involve the presence of those evils.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0       INTRODUCTION

The idea of God and the problem of evil is one of the most controversial themes in philosophy. Various arguments have been advanced down the ages by philosophers and theologians on this very problem of Evil and God and there has been no definite answer to this problem. The theist gave reasons why evil persist in the world created by a loving God, who they also believed that he is omnipotent, omniscience and all-merciful. There seems to be conflict between the theist and atheist on this very problem of God and Evil. The atheist used this as a fertile ground to prove that there is no God as claimed by the theist.

John Hick on “Gender Good Defence” is of the view that when God initially created humanity, there was still some work to be done in making us a completed product. However, this remaining work could not be accomplished by God alone, we have to contribute to the process. Using the Greater Good Defence, Hick argues that even God himself could not achieve certain results without allowing us to struggle against evil and to endure suffering.

Furthermore, the first chapter will concentrate on the statement of the problem, theism and the problem of evil. A method of research, purpose and the significant of this work will be discussed.

The second chapter will dwell on the meaning of theism, the idea of God and the various argument for the existence of God (prove of God’s existence).

The third chapter will be on the concept of evil as the problem, the meaning of evil and the different philosophical explanation of evil and finally the different types of evil in the world.

Chapter four will dwell on the problem (Theism and the problem of evil). We will first look and examine evil as the problem and different ways of explanation given by theist concerning this very problem of evil and God.

Finally, chapter five will be the summary of this work, reflecting what has been infer from chapter four then evaluate and conclude the work.

1.1   STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The existence of God and the problem of evil has been a problem for long that men have searched for the reason why evil persist in a world claimed to be created by God who is omnipotent, omniscience and all-merciful. Man has tried to find out the causes of evil, why man created by God involved in bad action or why man carry out bad action on their fellow man and why there is so much evil in the world especially natural evil.

Theist are faced with the problem of evil and this lead to their search of what is evil and causes of it, if it is a thing and also what and who is responsible for evil in the world. Different theists have given different views of evil. The Manicheans claimed to have the answer to the problem of evil, according to them, there are two ultimate principles and all sources of all things namely, Ormued (The Principle of Good) and Ahriman (The Principle of Evil). The Ahriman is the source of evil, darkness and all material things.

Men soul came from Ormuzd (the principle of good) while the body from Ahriman. These two ultimate principle according to them, are eternal and in perpetual conflict with each other and this conflict is reflected in the things that come from them.

Hence light and darkness, spirit and matter, good and evil are also in perpetual conflict. Christian theologians believe that evil is the wrath of God meted out on disobedient children. Augustine hold that evil is the negation or a privation of being. Evil is not a thing according to Augustine and therefore was not and cannot be created. Everything that is created is good and everything that is substance is good, but evil the origin of which I was trying find out is not a substance and was not created, therefore the question or the problem of evil should not arise because it does not make sense to ask about what is not a thing (substance). Evil cannot exist on it’s own but Good can exist on it’s own.

1.2   PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this work is to bring out the work of different theist and their different explanation on the problem of evil and the existence of God and most importantly on how they tried to find solution or answers to this very problem of evil and existence of God.

Before showing why evil persist in this world created by God who is omnipotent, omniscience and all-loving (which is the major aim of this work), if it is a thing or not, then if it is a thing, who created it? What causes it?

Why evil persist in this world created by God who is omnipotent, omniscience and all-loving. And also a critical study of different theist who try to solve or who gave their explanation and meaning to the very problem (Theism and the problem of evil) at hand.

1.3   SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

The importance of this study is to show why evil exist in the world created by God who is all-loving, omnipotent and omniscience. The important of this work is to bring out the different explanation of the very problem at hand, the different meaning of evil and different ways theist try in solving the problem. Most atheists or agnostics based their case on the lack of evidence for God’s existence, they argue that we cannot claimed to have a loving God, all-powerful and all-merciful and still allow evil in the world, why a loving-God will allow suffering in this world.

The most importance of the study is the explanation by theist why evil persist in the world. Some theist claimed that evil exist because of what is known as Greater Good Defence, it explains that some evil are necessary in achieving certain good end. The good that is achieved out-weighs the evil and the same or a greater amount of good could not have been attained by any means that did not involved the presence of those evils.

1.4   SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of this work is such that it would further strengthen on the fact that evil is opposed to good, which is the integrity or perfection of being. The problem of evil is sometimes abstracted to designate the ill affecting subject. The existence of evil in the world would all times be the greater of all the problems which the mind encounter when it reflects on God and its relation to the world.

The problem of evil does not disprove the existence of God, evil exist, yes, according to some theist, evil exist but because man misuse his free will, according to Telhard De Chardin a Jesuit intellectual, consider the universe as an imperfect mechanism that is undergoing constant changes in terms of development, the universe we inhabit has not yet attain it’s perfect goal which it is gradually moving towards. According to him, the world is still in process of formation, therefore a world or the process of evolution is a world, which suffers labour and sins at every degree of evolution we find evil always and everywhere.

1.5   METHODOLOGY

As would be expected of a research work of this nature, much of the information for this study shall be gathered from the primary sources such as book and other library materials. This work will be centred on a philosophical exposition of theism and the problem of evil.

This work will be done by analyzing the concept of theism, and the various arguments for the existence of God. And generally proceeds by looking at the concept of evil, the various kind of evil.

In comparism to the nature of evil, different philosophers have taken different views of the problems of evil and our evaluation of this work will be value of the entire work that is theism and the view of evil.

1.6   LITERATURE REVIEW

Some material used in this study will be summarized as follow:

Greater Good Defence: John Hick: The Philosophical Journey New York Mc Graw-Hill 2003.

Greater Good Defence: The view that when God initially created humanity there was still some work to be done in making us a complete product. However, this remaining work could not be accomplished by God alone, we have to contribute to the process using the Greater Good Defence that argues that even God himself could not achieve certain result without allowing us to struggle against evil and to endure suffering.

St. Augustine, The Confessions Chicago: William Peston, Britannica Great Book; 1944.

Augustine was born in August, in Northern Africa, the son of a pagan father and a Christian mother by name, Monica; after receiving a good education in Tahie Rhetoric, Augustine a young man a dissipated habit at that time taught in cartage and Rome.

He was baptized at the age of 37 in 387 A.D. and died as a Bishop of Hippo. Before his conversion, he lived a very bad life.

However, Augustine’s confession was centred on the problem of evil for him, he still has difficulty in thinking of God as a spiritual being and also could not find a clear explanation without complication of the cause of evil. Evil the origin of which he was trying to find is not a substance, because if it were a substance, it would be good. For either it would be an incorruptible substance of the supreme order of goodness, or it would be corruptible unless it was good. From this nothing can be completely or absolutely be evil since evil is a privation of being and no being can be completely deprived of being in all aspect and still exist.

To Augustine, all that God have made is good, and there are no substance whatsoever that were not made by God. And because God did not make them all equal, each single thing is good and collectively they are very good, for God made the whole creation very good. In finding an explanation of the problem of evil with the Platonist books Augustine realized that evil is a perversion of the will not. A substance as the Manicheans claimed that God was a substance that could suffer evil.

Readings in Religion and Philosophy Teradia Press, Benin City 2006

TALHARD DE CHARDIN

A Jesulf intellectual approached the problem of evil from evolutionary perspective as an evolution St. Jesulf philosopher. Tellhard de Chardin considers the universe as an imperfect mechanism that is undergoing constant changes in terms of development. The universe we inhabit has not yet attain it’s perfect goal which it is gradually moving towards. As a result of this, constant changes and gradual development, once in a while there is disorderliness, catastrophy and cataclysm. For him, the world is still in process of evolution is a world:

which suffers, which labours which sins ………………. Statistically, at every degree of evolution, we find evil always and everywhere forming and reforming implacably in and around us……….The many failures have there been far one success? How many for one solitary saint?

Formally Tellhard de Chardin expose, the world would remain imperfect, while evil triumphs until the world gets to the omega point, which is the targeted goal of the creator.

In St. Anselm’s Prologian II M. Charlesorth (ed), Oxford 1965.

This even the fool is convinced that something that which nothing greater can be conceived is in the understanding, since when he hears this, he understood at and whatever is understood is the understanding. And certainly that then which a greater cannot be convinced cannot be in the understanding alone, it can be conceived to exist in reality also, which is greater. Thus, if that than which a greater can be conceived. But surely this cannot be. This without doubt something that which a greater cannot be conceived exist both in the understanding and in reality.

REFERENCES

  1. Joseph Omeregbe      A Simplified History of Western Philosophy (Lagos: Joja Educational Research and Published Ltd. 1994) pg. 118.
  2. Joseph Omoregbe      Knowing Philosophy 2003). Pg 19.
  3. Prof E.O. Oyelade     Readings in Religion and Philosophy (Benin Teredia Publications 2006) pg. 231.
  4. Joseph Omoregbe      Metaphysics (Lagos: Joja Educational Research and Published Ltd.1999) pg 46. 
  5. St. Augustine           The City of God (Chicago: William Beston, Edited Robert R.M Huschings, Britannica Great Books 1952). Pg 132
  6. R.H. Kushner,           When Bad Thing Happens to Good People (New York: Avion Books 1981) pg 12.
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  8. St. Augustine on       Free Choice of Will Trianna S. Benjamin and L. H. Hackstaff (Indiana Pohs Library of Liberal Arts 1964) pp. 83, 84.
  9. John Hicks               The Philosophical Journey New York McGraw-Hill 2003. pg. 359.
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