Why do good people suffer?
People will state that they believe in God. But why does God allow bad things to happen to people who are “good?” Someone can be almost all good, yet he or she could have the most devastating and painful disease. “If evil exists, then an all-powerful, all-knowing, perfectly good God cannot exist.” That is if one is to believe that evil and good are contradictory to each other. Even if God does exist, he must certainly not be all good, because he allows bad to happen. I think that, good and bad is something that follows suit with the other, in a non determined manner. Ultimately, a pure good person is not shielded from the evils of the world. From genetics, the environment, to society, everything is intertwined and in a never ending cycle. For those who are more “evil” than others, but good always happen to them will have to deal more along the lines of luck, more positive chances happen. (p. 30)
Rachels, James, Problems from Philosophy. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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