the problem of evil a biblical perspective uploaded by anne rice the problem of evil in the world is one that all of humanity identifies with regardless of religion or worldview for me as a christian it is something that i have personally had to wrestle with the problem of evil and suffering various types of evil and suffering are evident in the world this can cause problems for many . The problem of evil in the world is one that all of humanity identifies with regardless of religion or worldview for me as a christian it is something that i have personally had to wrestle with. My view of the problem of evil is base on a biblical perspective however the problem of evil is the problem of the apparent incompatibility between the existence of god and the existence of evil. A new perspective on the problem of evil doug erlandson anti theists often present the following dilemma for biblical christianity if god is totally good omnipotent and omniscient why is there evil in the world a totally good god would want to prevent evil if he could an omniscient omnipotent god certainly has the ability to prevent evil therefore god is either not omnipotent and