The Problem of Evil: Is the Existence of Evil Evidence Against the Existence of God?

The presence of evil in the world seems to be the most prevalent source of religious doubt and skepticism in our society. The traditional theistic view of God is that he is omni-present, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. However, this presents a conflict with the existence of evil in our world. Why would such a loving God allow so much pain and suffering?
Over the years, both philosophers and theologians have tried to answer this question, which seems to be at the very heart of the atheistic argument from evil. There are two methods of approaching the argument: logical and e…