# Problem of pain

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**Problem of pain** can mean:

- the [problem of evil](/source/Problem_of_evil), the central concern of [theodicy](/source/Theodicy)
- *[The Problem of Pain](/source/The_Problem_of_Pain)*, a book about that topic by C. S. Lewis
- *[The Problem of Pain](/source/Poul_Anderson_bibliography#Polesotechnic_League)*, a science fiction [novella](/source/Novella) by [Poul Anderson](/source/Poul_Anderson) from 1973

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