The problem of evil is a major topic in today's society and will remain so forever. The problem is that there are so many bad things happening in the world that the existence of God is questionable and if he is real, it is questionable whether he is as powerful as the Bible describes him to be. In this case, we ask the question: how can such a good and powerful God not prevent evil in the world? The argument made is that if a perfect God existed, there would be no evil in the world and since evil exists, there is no God. In this article I will look at both sides of the issue. I will discuss views on why God exists and allows evil, as well as views on why God does not exist based on the fact that there is evil in the world. After that, I will take my position on the matter and justify why I think this way. Many people say that God exists and even know that there is unnecessary evil in the world. There are many reasons why people believe God is real. To begin with, they believe that without evil there is no good. In other words, if bad things didn't happen in the world, we wouldn't know that good things exist. Another way people justify evil in the world is to claim that if there were no evil and God prevented all bad things, there would be no virtues. In “Why doesn’t God intervene to prevent evil?” " the author emphasizes the fact that "without suffering, there would be no reason to develop virtues such as courage, sympathy, etc. » (Johnson 122). Take for example an alcoholic parent who throws their 5 year old child into the street to fend for himself and the child ends up getting hit by a car. Some people would say that God didn't help the child because He wanted someone to take courage from the situation...... middle of paper...... load. I know when a killer gets away with it it shows us the bad in life and when a killer is caught it shows us the good but why couldn't God find another way to show the difference between good and evil? On the other side of the argument, the argument that God doesn't want us to become dependent on Him doesn't really make sense to me. I think we should be able to depend on God not to let disasters happen. People say that disasters happen for a reason, but no one can honestly say that the Holocaust or other things like that happened for a reason. I hope that one day I can decide whether I believe in God or not, but for now I'm content with the fact that God may or may not exist. I would like to believe that such a powerful God exists, but I can't understand why he would let so much evil happen in the world if he exists..