tless to make humans endure extreme suffering and adversities for acquiring strength of character when God had all the power to create them with that strength to begin with. To cater this question, some people present the notion of pride . The notion states that if we acquired strength by God’s power and benevolence then the credit for that strength will go to Him but if we acquired it by our own efforts through suffering and enduring extreme adversities then the credit will go to us. We will have a sense of pride that could not have been acquired otherwise. But evaluating this notion raises questions like why do we have to be proud of suffering, why do we have to be given credit, what’s wrong with the credit going to God if the credit for everything else already goes to Him? These are questions that are not answered convincingly by those who came up with the notion of pride in suffering.

C. Parenting Analogy

To explain why God did not create us strong in the first place, some people also present the parenting analogy . Some parents on learning that their children are being bullied in school resolve to toughen up their children by making them endure and standing up to the bullies rather than complaining about it to the principal. They do so in order to prepare their children for the adversities of the bitter realities of life that lies ahead of them. But this analogy loses its appeal when faced with the comparison of the power of man and God. If parents had the power to toughen their children without subjecting them to the bullies’ tortures, would they subject them to it? The answer is an undeniable no.

IV. The extent of success of Theodicy

So, in essence, Theodicy doesn’t successfully explain why God allows evil’s presence but only explains why God allows soul-building evils . Soul building evils are but a tiny portion of the evil humanity is subjected to at present. Therefore, the explanation obliged by theodicy governs only a tiny portion of the evil afflicting this world. In truth, an explanation is not required for why there is evil if there is an all- PKG God. An explanation is not required for why evil exists in enormity and abundance when it should be none at all. Rather, an explanation is required for why an all- PKG God allows the presence and prevalence of evil in multitude when it should be in the most minute of pro