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From any perspective, what is a good response for someone who asks, "If there is a God, why would he let people suffer?" I understand how they feel so I don't want to sound condiscending but I want to give them a meaningful answer without offening them.

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by Daniel on May 10th, 2007
For the sake of the question, lets assume 'God' is a decision-making being. God permits the existence of 'bad' in all its forms to allow a comparison. In short: How could one be expected to feel good without having felt bad?
There are numerous analogies which the simplest mind could conjure or understand...
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