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Online Learning Instructions: Click the ‘enable content’ banner when you open this Power. Point. Please make notes for the tasks in today’s lesson in your RMPS One. Note jotter under ‘Class Notes’ (access via One. Note or Teams), or your class jotter/ paper. If you cannot access the One. Note/ prefer to do so on paper please contact me and let your teacher know, we do need to see you have attempted/ completed the work…!

Starter Thinking Question • Perhaps a rather abrupt start, however this infamous quote epitomises our lesson for today. • Read this quote… • What do you think it is try to say about religion/ God and suffering?

WHERE IS GOD IN SUFFERING AND EVIL? EVIL AND SUFFERING – LESSON 4 RMPS - S 4 CORE

LI: • Explore how God can exist as well as suffering. Today we will… • Examine the explanations Christians give for this. SC: • Have made note of the dilemma surrounding God and suffering. • Have given examples of two explanations Christians give for this.

The Inconsistent Triad • This is the name for an argument based on the idea that three different things cannot exist at once. • For example, some may say only two out of the three things can be true (I think they can though!) • Hopefully, this inconsistent triad is not too close to home… • Watch this Video: https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guide s/zhsjscw/video • It will introduce the concept re. the Christian response to suffering to this equation.

The Inconsistent Triad • Philosophers Epicurus and JL Mackie, argued that the common understanding of the nature of God, does not allow for suffering to exist. • For example, if God is omnipotent (allpowerful), and God is also omnibenevolent (all-loving), then he is either is not all loving or not all powerful as otherwise he would be able to stop or prevent suffering.

The Inconsistent Triad - Task • Write ‘The Inconsistent Triad’ as a heading, and make note of the diagram, feel free to use the more understandable versions of the words instead. • Challenge Task: Describe, in 1/ 2 sentences, its meaning.

How do Christians respond to this dilemma? • Video Link: https: //online. clickview. co. uk/libraries/videos/3 715954/evil-and-suffering-a-religiousperspective • Login with your school email and password, and watch the video from 09. 31 – 16. 00. • Answer the questions on the following slide, using the video, and information on the previous slides.

Main Task: • Using the videos, and information from this lesson make note of two main Christian responses to suffering… • Freewill Argument: • Purpose to Suffering: • Under each, write a couple of sentences explanation of why Christians may believe this explains the co-existence of God and suffering in the world.

Plenary Reflection Question: • Looking at the two key arguments in response to the coexistence of God and suffering, which answer do you think is more plausible and why? • State which one, and write in a full sentence (using proper English) why you think that.

If you’re interested… Extra Resources: • If you have your academic cap on and would like to learn of more on the existence of God and suffering, looking into the term Theodicy here: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Dk 5 Sa. L 1 x 7 k 4 • If you miss Plato or want a study break, Malala Yousafzai was featured on the Desert Island Discs Podcast recently and she chose to take the complete works of Plato to her desert island: https: //www. bbc. co. uk/programmes/m 000 s 84 r

Online Learning Instructions: Please ensure all your work is uploaded to your class One. Note, unless told otherwise by your class teacher. If you need any further help, contact details for your teachers are on the following slide.

How to contact your teachers… • Email: • Miss. Downey • hannah. downey@royalhigh. edin. sch. uk • Mr. Sewell • sebastian. sewell@royalhigh. edin. sch. uk • Ms. Karampelia (Mrs. Brady-Mc. Donald’s classes) • panagiota. karampelia@royalhigh. edin. sch. uk