The Problem Of Pain -

Human pain is largely "man-made," resulting from our and the misuse of freedom.

: Pain removes the "false sense of happiness" and self-sufficiency that keeps us from God.

Intellectual answers are a "preamble"; real pain requires courage and sympathy. The Problem of Pain

If you'd like to explore this further,g., from an atheist or alternate theological view) A list of his for a presentation C.S. Lewis on the Problem of Pain

Divine "Goodness" is not "mere kindness" or a desire for our comfort. Human pain is largely "man-made," resulting from our

The "greatest risk" God took; it makes love possible but also evil.

Lewis begins by addressing the "simplest form" of the problem: If you'd like to explore this further,g

Lewis offers an imaginative account of the , where humanity chose self-sufficiency over dependence on God. The Purpose of Pain: "The Megaphone"