Which statement best characterizes John Hick's position?

a. The reason God allows suffering in this life is to punish us when we have gone astray.
b. A good God would make our life completely free of pain.
c. God is dead.
d. A world without suffering would be unsatisfactory and people could not develop into virtuous beings.


ANSWER: d

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