# "If God exists, he would not let good things happen to bad people." But maybe... **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 26, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-exists-he-would-not-let-good-things-happen-to-bad-people-but-maybe/151071 "2003-01-26T18:55:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-exists-he-would-not-let-good-things-happen-to-bad-people-but-maybe/151071/61 "2003-01-30T15:12:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Turbo-Sloth \* > \*\*What about the old Daoist saying that good cannot exist without evil? How much art, music, and literature is inspired by horrible circumstances and extreme depression? I personally think a world full of stupidly happy people would be kind of nightmarish. \*\* I think along these lines. Maybe a good person’s suffering is only there to serve as an example for the rest of us. An example that life can suck sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-exists-he-would-not-let-good-things-happen-to-bad-people-but-maybe/151071/62 "2003-01-30T17:43:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Turbo-Sloth \* > \*\* How much art, music, and literature is inspired by horrible circumstances and extreme depression? \*\* So God inflicts us with pain and disease and kills innocent children all for our entertainment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-exists-he-would-not-let-good-things-happen-to-bad-people-but-maybe/151071.md?page=3)