No1: "Would a benevalent lord let his most precious creation, children, suffer and die?"
Difficult to answer, but here's an example to chew on:
A benevolent Lord creates children and says to them, regarding their path,
"If you stay to the right you will have life, love and abundance, but if you go to the left you will find death, hate and suffering. I love you, so I'm advising you: stay to the right."
He respects them as intelligent children and gives them freedom to choose. They choose to go left.
Who is at fault?
Btw... I don't think anything in here is an attempt to convert anyone to anything. Its a spiritual discussion from multiple perspectives that gives us all food for thought. So please, jump in and swim with us if you like. The water's warm.
