'Why does God allow suffering?'

'Why does God allow suffering?' Dec 31, 2019 14:33:41 GMT

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Post by rizdek on Dec 31, 2019 14:33:41 GMT

Dec 30, 2019 19:39:09 GMT Huxley said:

God allows suffering for the same reason you do. If there were no suffering or pain we wouldn't be alive. It's part of a package deal.

What kind of suffering are you talking about? Why do you imagine suffering or pain is necessary to be alive or to feel like you're alive?

What about some people who think there is some sort of eternal idyllic afterlife with no suffering? Do you think they imagine that life won't be "living?"

I don't know of anyone who seeks suffering for suffering sake. Pain? Sure some exercise until they hurt...but that is pain with a goal that isn't the pain. And yes some medical procedures are painful, but recovery is the goal...not pain or suffering. and I guess some religious types deprive themselves...but the goal seems to be religious benefit. People, other than masochists or the insane don't seem suffering for suffering sake. Who do you think seeks suffering for suffering sake?