'Why does God allow suffering?'

I find the question 'Why would God let us suffer' to be a strange one.

First, when we ask that question we're assuming for the sake of argument that 'God' exists.

However, if 'God' exists then any suffering in this world gains a different perspective. There is no religious scenario where God exists but when you die 'that's it'.

So if we're presuming that 'God' exists to ask 'Why does He allow suffering', any amount of suffering we have here is nothing when measured against an eternal afterlife.


You might as well ask 'Why do we allow people to get scared on roller-coasters'?



Because if 'God' exists then any suffering here is as transient and temporary as a feeling of fear on an amusement park ride.