Q. I am 18 years old, and recently the “problem of evil” really threw me for a loop and caused me a lot of pain. I am asking for your help in understanding it a bit more. Why did God, who is ...

Q. Although God is often blamed for the evil in the world, aren’t humans actually its cause? When nations go to war over gold or land, isn’t it the nations and not God who are to blame? Would you ...

Religious types argue that the idea of free will put in place the imperfection in the universe, as many of us chose evil and rejected God. But the free choice is still more precious than perfection.

“I form the light and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” In your article, “The biggest of the Big Questions: Why does God allow evil?” you say there are ...