Lewis speaks for most defenders in his book The Problem of Pain: “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.
Lewis esitab oma raamatus The Problem of Pain (Valu probleem) enamiku selle kaitsjate arvamuse: „Pole olemas õpetust, mille ma kristlusest meelsamini ära kaotaksin kui selle, kui see minu võimuses oleks.