Reference no: EM131372825 , Length: word count : 1000
Assignment : The Problems of Evil and Suffering
All human beings encounter pain and suffering in life. This can present some difficult questions to organized religions.
On some level, all religions answer fundamental questions of human existence, including, "why are we here?" Pain and suffering complicate these basic questions of human existence, whether the religion is monotheistic, polytheistic, or atheistic.
Some people endure much more pain and suffering than others. Why is this so? What is the origin of suffering? Is evil external or internal? Does it have any meaning? How should we respond to it?
Even more difficult is the problem of moral evil: some people deliberately cause other people to suffer. Why? If there is meaning in the universe, and especially if the universe is ruled by a beneficent deity, how can this be?
Write an essay of 1,000 words that examines the basic positions of each of the five religious traditions considering these human questions
In your essay, address the following questions:
- How does each religion respond to the problems of evil and suffering?
- How are those responses similar?
- In what ways do the responses differ?
- What factors account for these differences?
- Which way of addressing evil is the most similar to your own? What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?Introduce how each of the five religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism) responds to or address the problems of evil and suffering.
• Compare the five religions and identify commonalities or similarities between them in addressing both the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
• Compare the five religions and identify differences between the five religions and how they address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
• Discuss the factors that account for these differences in how the five religions address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
• Describe which way of addressing evil is the most similar to the student's personal belief system. What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?
Style : Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization : Introduction, transitions, and conclusion
Usage and Mechanics : Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
APA Elements : In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style.
|
Sweatshirts that were made in vietnam
: For each activity below, indicate where the activity would be recorded on "expenditure" side of U.S. GDP accounting. Your choice are C,I,G,GX(exports),IM(imports) and NR(not recorded). Gave a brief explanation for each answer, one sentence should..
|
|
Explain the most common forms of digital crime
: Summarize the roles and responses that the U.S. government, court systems, and law enforcement agencies in combatting computer crime. Next, suggest one (1) additional way-i.e., one not discussed in the textbook-that the law enforcement agencies ca..
|
|
What is the purpose of your report
: ACCM 4600 Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues Individual case study Assignment. Final Business Report comprising -Business report technical content and Business report format, language and presentation
|
|
Discuss the hazards posed by the interaction
: Discuss the hazards posed by the interaction of the hazardous materials present at the refinery and adjacent facilities, including the resulting by-products of the incident fire and acid gas release.
|
|
Compare the five religions and identify commonalities
: Compare the five religions and identify commonalities or similarities between them in addressing both the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
|
|
Economic and social costs of unemployment
: 1. In establishing its monetary policy priorities, the Federal Reserve always has to take into account 1) the economic and social costs of inflation and 2) the economic and social costs of unemployment. What are these economic and social costs? Fu..
|
|
Describe the federal reserves structure and primary function
: Describe the Federal Reserve's structure and primary functions. Explain the effect the Federal Reserve's policies have on financial markets, institutions and interest rates.
|
|
Describe the intended outcome of your research
: The topic for the Research Project should be selected in Week One and delivered by the end of Week Two. Students should choose a topic that interests and challenges them, one that they see as a problem or challenge. In order to satisfy the require..
|
|
Evaluate reasons for salary differences
: What are all the explanatory variables you would include in a regression analysis to evaluate reasons for salary differences between blacks and whites? Are there potential data collection issues you anticipate facing?
|