It’s tempting to divide the world into good and evil—but it can distort our thinking and inhibit empathy. Learn how to see ...

Augustine stated that the definition of evil is the ‘privation of good.’ (3:11) This means that evil does not exist in the same way that good exists, but rather that evil is the absence of good.

Religion teaches that God is good, so why does God allow evil to exist? If God is powerful enough to create the world, why does He not stop evil and suffering? Is He not powerful enough?