Which statement best characterizes John Hick's position?
A) A good God would make our life completely free of pain.
B) Even an all-powerful God could not make free persons into ready-made,perfected moral agents.
C) The reason God allows suffering in this life is to punish us when we have gone astray.
D) The problem of evil is solved by recognizing that what is good and evil is simply a matter of personal,subjective,opinion.

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John Hick's position is that even an all-powerful God could not make free persons into ready-made, perfected moral agents. He argues that the world is the best possible environment for humans to develop morally and spiritually. Therefore, suffering, as a consequence of human free will or natural events, is necessary for moral and spiritual development.

Which Statement Best Characterizes John Hick's Position