The Problem Of Pain May 2026

: Pain removes the "false sense of happiness" and self-sufficiency that keeps us from God.

Lewis begins by addressing the "simplest form" of the problem: The Problem of Pain

Intellectual answers are a "preamble"; real pain requires courage and sympathy. : Pain removes the "false sense of happiness"

The "greatest risk" God took; it makes love possible but also evil. The Problem of Pain