The Problem of Evil, Christians, and Inconsistency

[Mudhammam]

Please defend your knowledge claim that: 'God's will is unable to oversee the abolition of grotesque evil in the world.'

I'm sure you're familiar with the quandary Epicurus (I believe it was) formulated; God may be able to abolish grotesque evil but as he evidently chooses not to, his omnibenevolence loses its essential character. You might hold it out on faith that all forms of evil serve a greater purpose, and are necessary for his grand aims, but then this God also begins to appear much weaker than often proclaimed because if omnipotent, evil would not be any requirement to achieve whatever purpose the deity wills.

What is meant by 'best-of-all-possible-worlds? Please explain this premise.

Who is making the argument that a world in which our wills are limited would necessitate a less than best-of-all-possible-world?

Pretty classic argument in philosophy/theology, popularized by Leibniz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_all...ble_worlds