Let us briefly outline his line of thought on these questions, then relate the result to a part of science. We are troubled by those who claim to be atheists and do not realize that unless they are themselves omniscient, God could exist outside the limits of their knowledge. Thus their position of atheism is logically untenable. But we are much more deeply troubled by those who know and understand all of this, yet find that they must choose atheism because they cannot understand how a holy and loving God could allow sin and suffering. We cannot easily ignore their concerns.
Theologians recognize the difficulty of the problem posed by theodicy.
A theological solution is based on the following components. God created the universe with a certain purpose. From the Bible we conclude that God put us in this universe, created in his image and thus having the attributes of his personality, including knowledge and will. God has chosen to give us the opportunity to recognize his existence, his greatness, our need of him, and his way of atonement and reconciliation. In particular, God does not force his will on us, he does not take away our choice in the matter.