Explain the Logical Problem of Evil

The Logical Problem of Evil, also known as The Inconsistent Triad, is an argument against God's existence that tries to show that the existence of evil is logically inconsistent with the existence of a God who is all-powerful (omnipotent) and all-loving (omnibenevolent), i.e. the God of Western Tradition. At least one of the three propositions 'God is omnmipotent', 'God is omnibenevolent' and 'Evil exists' must be false because if Evil existed and God were omnipotent and omnibenevolent he would stop it from happening. There are two main directions one can go in resolving this inconsistency. One is to deny the existence of a God that has these attributes, and the other is to deny the existence of evil as we know it. This leads into the argument for God's existence called Theodicy.