free will defence

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A-Levels problem of evil Mind Map on free will defence, created by manda058 on 02/06/2013.
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free will defence
  1. flew + mackie
    1. "god should have created us so that we would always freely choose good"
    2. swinburne's defence
      1. even scientists or psychologistss say we are not completely free- we are controlled by genetics, electrical impulses, instinct,....
        1. ev- some worms that enter tghe body can control it?
        2. some evil or suffering cannot be evoided for the need of randomness- similar to hicks indescriminate calamity
          1. god doesnt intervene- humans learn friom consequences
            1. suffering random and suffering from a direct result of decision
              1. famine vs the boston marathon bombings
              2. suffering in bible?
                1. higher moral virtues are achived when there is undeserves suffering
                  1. e.g nelson mandela or martin luther king
                  2. freedom of indiferrence
                    1. lots of choices
                    2. freedom of indifference
                      1. either or choice- - from gods perspective- little difference in our lives and predictable
                      2. free will t chose to do good- jhonny depp- dnation after film to crew men
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