The problem of evil

In this essay I am going to examine the problem of evil. I will split it into two main parts; the problems raised for a religious believer by the existence of evil and the solution or answer to these problems. One of the greatest problems facing a believer in a good, all-powerful god is the existence of what we call evil. The problem of evil is concerned with the undeserved suffering in the universe. The problem of evil only applies to theistic religions; other religions that hold that there are more than one god do not have the same problem. Evil is generally split into two types both causing suffering, moral evil and natural evil. Moral evil is the evil created by humanity e.g. the holocaust. Natural evil is the evil that is caused by things in nature e.g. a hurricane or an earthquake.
Evil, natural or moral, is thought as bringing about pain and suffering. Many people think of pain simply as a physical feeling in the body, other people like to give it a more scientific defini...