Question

Cathy wants to know how her friend Jane believes in an all-powerful, all-knowing, and good God, even though there is so much unexplainable suffering and pain in the world. Another word for this "problem" of evil is ______ (which can also be defined as "discussions of divine justice").

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is theodicy.

Explanation:

Theodicy refers to a branch of philosophy that questions the existence of evil in the presence of an all-powerful God.

Many philosopher's along history have dealt with this problem, and one of the first to do so was Epicurus, who claimed that a God that could but didn't want to stop evil shouldn't even be called a God.