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37 Bauman The Problem of Pain

(C.S. Lewis) 1) If God were good, He would want to make people happy. 2) If god were all powerful, He could do what he wanted, He could make people happy 3) But people suffer. Therefore God must either lack goodness, or power, or both.

But: Inexorable love o Dog owner o Artist

God scrubs out sin (pain), because he loves you and wants you to be fully joyful and therefore fully holy Megaphone

Pain is Gods Megaphone C.S. Lewis No-nonsense Stable nature

Pain wakes you up (from death) Free will

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