Good And Evil In The Brothers Karamazov

I found The Brothers Karamazov interesting. I grew up in the church and have often heard people question why evil happens. Ivan and some others have a hard time accepting God, because of these three premises:
• God is all-powerful (all knowing).
• God is perfectly good.
• Evil exists.
When speaking with his brother Alyosha, a Christian monk, Ivan reveals how he deals with the above premises. Ivan tells Alyosha that he doesn’t spend time trying to know for sure if God exits or not. To Ivan the answer is beyond his comprehension. He decides to accept God, but not the world he created. Ivan explains his reason why to Alyson. He tells Alyson his decision is based on the unjust suffering of innocent children. He tells his brother a story about an evil ruler who kills a young boy in front of his mother, because the boy had hurt his favorite dog. Ivan is pained by the child’s suffering. He confesses to his brother that he understands solidarity in sin and retribution among men. He even accepts when adults are suffering, because he feels they brought it upon themselves. Children on the other hand, are Ivan’s exception to the rule. They should not have to suffer for man to know good from evil, or to bring harmony on earth. He states that “Too high a priced
Ivan made up his mind that he is not willing to accept all the premises. He decides to accept the ones that make sense to him. He is not alone, there are others who agree with him. The premises are complex if you look at them as one. Perhaps it is better to accept them individually and acknowledge that they can all be true. Look at it this way, if someone chooses to carry out an evil act, that does not mean God is evil. Likewise, God is all powerful and knowing, but mankind is not. God gives man free will to make choices. Therefore. he does not stop us from doing things. It is up to the individual to make good or bad