"If God exists, he would not let good things happen to bad people." But maybe...

[Meatros]

*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.

[El_Zagna]

*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?