the problem of pain

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philosophical problem problem of evil theological problem

The Problem of Pain is a theological and philosophical issue that explores how a good and omnipotent God can allow suffering and evil in the world.

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Label	Occurrences
The Problem of Pain	5
the problem of pain canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: the problem of pain
Context triple: [Shadowlands, theme, the problem of pain]

A. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering
On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering is Pope John Paul II’s 1984 apostolic letter that offers a theological reflection on the redemptive value of human suffering in light of Christ’s passion.
B. The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
C. A Healing Question Propounded
"A Healing Question Propounded" is a mid-17th-century political and religious pamphlet by Henry Vane the Younger that argues for a godly, republican settlement in England after the Civil War.
D. Truth of suffering
Truth of suffering is the Buddhist teaching that all conditioned existence is marked by dukkha—unsatisfactoriness, stress, and suffering.
E. The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the problem of pain
Target entity description: The Problem of Pain is a theological and philosophical issue that explores how a good and omnipotent God can allow suffering and evil in the world.

A. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering
On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering is Pope John Paul II’s 1984 apostolic letter that offers a theological reflection on the redemptive value of human suffering in light of Christ’s passion.
B. The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
C. A Healing Question Propounded
"A Healing Question Propounded" is a mid-17th-century political and religious pamphlet by Henry Vane the Younger that argues for a godly, republican settlement in England after the Civil War.
D. Truth of suffering
Truth of suffering is the Buddhist teaching that all conditioned existence is marked by dukkha—unsatisfactoriness, stress, and suffering.
E. The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	philosophical problem ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ theological problem ⓘ
addresses	compatibility of God and evil ⓘ reconciliation of suffering with divine goodness ⓘ
asksQuestion	How can an omnipotent and wholly good God allow suffering? ⓘ Why does evil exist if God is all-powerful and all-good? ⓘ
concerns	divine goodness ⓘ divine justice ⓘ divine omnibenevolence ⓘ divine omnipotence ⓘ existence of evil ⓘ existence of suffering ⓘ nature of God ⓘ
debatedBy	agnostics ⓘ apologists ⓘ atheists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ theologians ⓘ
discussedIn	Christian apologetics ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ linked to: Islamic kalam Jewish theology ⓘ philosophy of religion literature ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
field	philosophy of religion ⓘ theodicy ⓘ theology ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	problem of suffering ⓘ
hasAspect	evidential problem of evil ⓘ existential problem of suffering ⓘ logical problem of evil ⓘ pastoral problem of suffering ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	arguments for and against the existence of God ⓘ pastoral care approaches to suffering ⓘ religious belief ⓘ
involves	emotional response to suffering ⓘ evidential arguments ⓘ logical arguments ⓘ
presupposes	concept of an omnibenevolent God ⓘ concept of an omnipotent God ⓘ reality of suffering ⓘ
relatedConcept	divine hiddenness ⓘ free will defense ⓘ moral evil ⓘ natural evil ⓘ omnipotence paradox ⓘ suffering ⓘ theodicy ⓘ

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