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problem of evil

question on reconciling the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God
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Summary

problem of evil is a philosophical problem[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,680 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • problem of evil's instance of is recorded as philosophical problem[3].
  • problem of evil's Commons category is recorded as Problem of evil[4].
  • problem of evil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Problem of evil[5].
  • problem of evil's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/problem-of-evil[6].
  • problem of evil's studied by is recorded as theodicy[7].
  • problem of evil's P14483 is recorded as e/el-problema-del-mal-y-la-providencia-divina[8].

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Definition and Type

problem of evil's instance of is recorded as philosophical problem[3].

Why It Matters

problem of evil ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,680 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/el-problema-del-mal-y-la-providencia-divina
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14483: e/el-problema-del-mal-en-el-mundo, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  2. 24d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/el-problema-del-mal-y-la-providencia-divina
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: e/el-problema-del-mal-en-el-mundo"
  3. 29d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → theodicy
    Instance of → philosophical problem
    Topic's main category → Category:Problem of evil
    P14483 → e/el-problema-del-mal-y-la-providencia-divina
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: e/el-problema-del-mal-y-la-providencia-divina"
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