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Originally Posted by Cheese
Can you explain why millions of men and women...some who were very much Christians...died from cancer? Why didnt your God save them? Why was there no miracle for them?
What about children...babies? Go to the Sick Kids hospital and visit the cancer ward. Why does your God want these children... who have never done any harm...to suffer and possibly die?
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You know, that's a question that gets asked a lot by people who aren't necessarily Christians, too. I remember hearing one gentleman answering it his own way by describing human suffering, and pain, and death and tribulation as "God's" own way of insuring we don't forget about "him," and continue to search for "him." Hypothetically speaking, if everything was perfect, and we all lived happy, complacent lives without any problems or unfortunate circumstances, we'd eventually forget about "God," and who "he" is. People would no longer have any need for him. Now, that being said, the same can be said in times of tribulation. Nevertheless, I thought it was an interesting idea and something to consider. Regardless or whether or not he's real, people still continue to think about him.
If life was perfect, would we even develop an understanding of what "God" was or is? Even Atheists, who have taken the opposition side of the debate, have still accepted the concept in their own way, but have instead dismissed it based on lack of evidence of God's existence. By doing so, however, they're helping to perpetuate the idea, themselves.