The problem of evil is the idea that, how can an all-powerful, all-powerful, all-loving God exist when it seems that evil also exists. The problem of evil also leaves room for the idea that if hell exists, then God must be evil to have sent someone there. I believe in both of these ideas that God can exist while there is evil and God is not evil for sending someone to hell. I believe that hell exists in light of the idea that God is holy and just. Greater is the way anyone can go to heaven. I will try to answer the problem of evil versus the problem of heaven and hell. When I look at the world it doesn't take me long to realize that we are all different in a myriad of different ways. We all grow up in many different societies and cultures that have shaped the way we think and act. Our behavior patterns are largely due to the culture in which we grew up. We grow up with certain prejudices and different perspectives on what is good in life and what is not. Some of us grew up in religious homes of some kind that had a big impact on what we think about life. Some of us have developed habits and traditions from our culture or religious practices. Some of us grow up in non-religious families who find it more meaningful to live without the boundaries and traditions of religion. The point is that we are all different from each other. The interesting thing is that we didn't choose any of this. What have we chosen for ourselves? We didn't choose when we were born. We did not choose what family, culture or religion we were born into. We did not choose our parents and our appearance. We did not choose some tendencies and behavior patterns that we inherited from our parents. We didn't choose the gifts and t......middle of paper......or he fails to understand that evil has no weight where there is no greater evil. Evil is not a being that comes in all shapes and sizes. Evil is making a decision that does not please God and if God had intervened to stop all evil Rowe would not have been able to argue that God does not exist. Works Cited Davis, Stephen T., and John B. Cobb. "Free will and evil." Encountering Evil: Live Options in Theodicy. Atlanta: J. Knox, 1981. 74-89. Print.Hick, John. "The Irenaean Theodicy." Classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Page No. Print.The Holy Bible: The King James Version. Canberra: Bible Society in Australia, 1993. Print.Murray, Michael J. “Heaven and Hell.” Philosophy of Religion: A Reader and Guide. By William Lane. Craig. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2002. Page No. Press.