Did the universe have a beginning?

The universe started off in the Big Bang and expanded quickly. This is called “inflation” and it was extremely rapid: the universe doubled in size many times in a tiny fraction of a second. Inflation made the universe very large, very smooth and very flat.

Does Candide kill Pangloss?

Candide discovers Pangloss and the baron in a Turkish chain gang. Both have actually survived their apparent deaths and, after suffering various misfortunes, arrived in Turkey. Despite everything, Pangloss remains an optimist.

Who discovered the 4th Dimension?

Albert Einstein

What does Voltaire criticize in Candide?

Published in 1759, Candide is considered Voltaire’s signature work, and it is here that he levels his sharpest criticism against nobility, philosophy, the church, and cruelty. In his later life Voltaire was involved in a wide variety of campaigns for social and political justice.

Who invented the problem of evil?

Evil as the absence of good (privation theory) One of the earliest proponents of this theory was the 2nd-century Clement of Alexandria who, according to Joseph Kelly, stated that “since God is completely good, he could not have created evil; but if God did not create evil, then it cannot exist”.

Does the problem of evil negates the existence of God?

If it is possible that God has a morally sufficient reason for allowing evil and suffering to occur, then the logical problem of evil fails to prove the non-existence of God.

How did Pangloss get syphilis?

Summary: Chapter 4 Pangloss tells Candide that the Bulgars attacked the baron’s castle and killed the baron, his wife, and his son, and raped and murdered Cunégonde. Pangloss explains that syphilis, which he contracted from Paquette, has ravaged his body.

Why is there something and not nothing?

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz thought that the fact that there is something and not nothing requires an explanation. The explanation he gave was that God wanted to create a universe – the best one possible – which makes God the simple reason that there is something rather than nothing….

Is Candide optimistic or pessimistic?

In Voltaire’s Candide, Candide is introduced as a character who believes that everything happens for the best. As the story progresses, however, we are able to watch Candide suffer through various misfortunes, and as a result he gradually adapts a pessimistic attitude.

Is nothingness possible?

There is no such thing as nothingness, and zero does not exist….

What is metaphysical evil?

Of these two types, we may further divide both of them into the following two classes: Physical evil – This means bodily pain or mental anguish (fear, illness, grief, war, etc.) Metaphysical evil – This refers to such things as imperfection and chance (criminals going unpunished, deformities, etc.)

What was Leibniz’s view of evil?

Leibniz sought to solve the problem of evil by showing that the existing world is consistent with an omnipotent and perfectly benevolent God. He did so in two ways: 1) Leibniz points out that an omnipotent God will be concerned with creating an actual world, not an imaginary one.

Does time have an end?

The universe will cease to exist around the same time our sun is slated to die, according to new predictions based on the multiverse theory….