Editing Problem of Hell (section)

=== Theodicy ===
With regards to the problem of hell, as one that can be traced to the more fundamental theological dilemma of God and the existence of good and evil, [[theodicy]] offers its own answers. The main issue holds that if God is all good, powerful, and perfect, then how can he allow evil and, by extension, hell to exist? For some thinkers, the existence of evil and hell could mean that God is not perfectly good and powerful or that there is no God at all.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.plato-philosophy.org/teachertoolkit/the-problem-of-evil/|title=The Problem of Evil {{!}} Plato – Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization|work=PLATO|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Theodicy tries to address this dilemma by reconciling an all-knowing, all-powerful, and omnibenevolent God with the existence of evil and suffering, outlining the possibility that God and evil can coexist. There are several thoughts or theodicies such as biblical theodicy, the theodicy attributed to [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz|Gottfried Leibniz]], Plotinian, Irenean, and Augustinian, among others. These differ in their respective arguments but, overall, these theodicies—as opposed to a defense that demonstrates the existence of God and evil or hell—seek to demonstrate a framework where God's existence is plausible. It is, therefore, a logical instead of evidential answer to the problem. A theodicy explains God's reason for allowing evil, that there is a greater good that justifies such permission.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Calvinism and the Problem of Evil|last1=Alexander|first1=David|last2=Johnson|first2=Daniel|publisher=Pickwick Publication|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4982-8476-9|location=Eugene, Oregon|pages=41}}</ref>