Which Statement Best Characterizes John Hick's Position

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which statement best characterizes John Hick's position?

• A) The reason God allows suffering in this life is to punish us when we have gone astray.
• B) A good God would make our life completely free of pain.
• C) God is dead.
• D) A world without suffering would be unsatisfactory and people could not develop into virtuous beings.

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive

A term often used interchangeably with "perfectly competitive," referring to a market with many buyers and sellers, all trading identical products.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a variable input, holding all other inputs constant.

Least Costly

The most economical or budget-friendly option among a set of alternatives.

Elastic Demand

A situation in which the demand for a product is sensitive to price changes, indicated by a greater change in quantity demanded.