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The problem of evil. One lesson at a time: listen to the episode, play the three games until the streak holds, then write to a real past-paper question in the time the exam gives you.

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THE UNIT IN PAST PAPERS

Every question AQA has asked on the problem of evil

Specimen to 2026, by tariff. A dash means that year's question at that tariff was on another unit of the same section.

Year3 marks5 marks5 marks12 marks25 marks
Specimen—Q02Explain the evidential problem of evil.———
2019Q01What is the difference between moral and natural evil?————
2020—————
2021———Q04Outline the logical problem of evil and explain the Free Will Defence.—
2022————Q05Does the existence of evil disprove the existence of God?
2023—————
2024—————
2025———Q04Explain the evidential problem of evil and explain how Hick responds using the idea of soul-making.—
2026—————
BEFORE YOU HAND IT IN

What the examiner writes in the margin

Read your answer as the examiner will. Which of these would they write beside it?

Beside answers that score“argues with intent”“precise”“fully integrated and logical form”“sustained”“strongest forms of the arguments”“judgement reached and justified”“all parts covered, in order”
Beside answers that don't“fragmented points”“confusion between neighbouring terms”“juxtaposed, not integrated”“asserted, not argued”“description where evaluation was asked for”“runs out of time”