Thought question: based on the classical view of Thomas Aquinas, is God causally responsible in some way for the evil deeds of humans? Explain?
2007-03-31 08:54:07 · 4 answers · asked by arcenia256 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No we were all given free will.
2007-03-31 08:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
As the Creator, God is responsible for all the choices of his creation. This is not, like a parent and child, a situation where the 'created' eventually becomes the equal of the 'creator'.
"But MAN used his free will to commit evil!"
God created both free will and the existence of an evil to choose. If God had not created free will, man would not have had the power to make the choice. If God had made evil impossible, then man's free will would have had limits but still been 'free' (and how is this any different than the situation we find ourselves in -- I cannot fly just by willing it, so my free will has limits anyways).
As the first cause, first mover, God becomes the first cause and mover for EVERYTHING... including evil.
2007-03-31 16:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion you're a freaking genious if you can read St. Thomas Aquinas without blowing the brain up. Sorry, I'm just an idiot ... if moved, I might be able to find his view on the Internet ... but he argued for the argument, against the argument, and then twisted your brain ... ouch, it hurts with this little blurp of me professing I'm an idiot.
2007-03-31 16:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evil is the absence of God. How can God be responsible?
2007-03-31 15:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋