he problem of evil is suffering. Suffering that seems to have no purpose or point to it. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is this allowed to happen? You would think that pointless suffering should happen to those who deserve it. But that’s not the way life works. Job explains there is no explicit reason why there is suffering - there just is. It’s part of a test God is making us take. The old idea that you will encounter suffering in your life in order to test your faith in your belief, therefore your faith in God. Not only is suffering a test but it’s also a test you can’t understand why you’re taking. You and I can’t comprehend why suffering occurs (God doesn’t need to explain himself). This emerges the solution that there are a lot of things in this world that we can’t comprehend. We simply have to have faith that there is a reason behind suffering. St. Augustine’s and John Hicks’ solution for the problem differ from Job’s solution in the sense that they both explain a reason for the need of suffering. Augustine’s approach to solve this problem is through the doctrine of original sin. Original sin is that of the initial fall of humanity …show more content…
There is evil in this world and there doesn’t have to be a reason or a point for it to exist. I agree with Augustine in the sense that we inherited evil (not blaming Eve; a girl has to eat) in this world, along with life and death, and everything else; the good and the bad. And that’s it - no meaningful explanation why there is evil in this world (not to pass a test or to earn a pass through the pearly gates or to know what happiness is). An element of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths states that from birth to death all life involves suffering. There is no escaping from suffering; temporarily - yes, but it will demand to be experienced again. It can’t be explained why there is suffering in this world, it can only be acknowledged. Just as there is evil there is good too; I accept it as part of