problem of evil - to clear things up

The only plausible defence to the problem of evil is the 'free will
defence', ie. that the good of having free will outweighs any evil in the
world.  This is difficult to argue against since it seem like a matter of
opinion:  does the gift of free will outweigh evil?   Then, the one possible
answer to the free will defence is the suggestion that God should segregate
evil people into a secluded region for themselves, thereby protecting
non-evil people.  Again, this is going to be a matter of opinion.  In one
sense, this will be constraint on free will:  what if I want to go to this
secluded place for fun?  But maybe it is a necessary contraint in order to
minimize evil.  Who knows?  This is where the debate stalemates.

So there you have it:  problem of evil -> free will defence.   There isn't
much else to it folks...