Unfortunately, whether people like to hear it or not, we are responsible for most of our suffering. Putting the blame on an all-powerful being, relieves us of our responsibility and keeps us from taking steps to correcting the problem.

We can choose to:

Not have children we can't feed.

Provide medical resources to all.

Stop outsourcing jobs.

Test for diseases pre-natal.

Learn to live with less so corporations don't run everything.

Or we could just complain and leave it all up to the "God."

I'd God exists, then we are his ant farm, his sole form of entertainment. The more sadistic people find it entertainng to see somethng suffer, and God is one hell of a sadist.

Because he is the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.

We are all sinners who fall short of the glory of God, but rest assured, despite earthly suffering, those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will be rewarded with everlasting life in paradise.

One thing though, what are you supposed to do for fun when you're there? I mean, hanging out with some warmongering bloodthirsty sexist racist baby-killing douche for all eternity doesn't really sound like a good time.

Because God doesn't exist. It's been proven time and time again. I'm presuming you're a Christian or a Catholic, correct?

If you were born in India you would practice Hinduism, if you were born in Bago-bago, an island in the southeast of Papua New Guinea, you would believe in a different tribal religion.

There is so much evidence it's mind boggling to believe that actual intelligent humans believe in such craziness.

It is a time to test ones trust in God or faith. He is testing us.

He does. God gave us something called free will. He's a gentleman. He won't interfere if you stand idle and hope for him. You must actively seek his assistance. If you, however, attempt to TEST God, it's not likely he will hear your request.

We're responsible for what we do. Even though god helps us, he leaves it up to us to how we run the world. If we fail, that's our problem. Unless it gets really bad.

to teach us a lesson...................................................................................................

This is a great question. It is now 2015 and I keep thinking the same thing. I wish I knew the answer.