Viruses and the Problem of Evil

[T_aquaticus]

@Jordan

I would think most Christians would recoil at the idea of God intending for the suffering these viruses cause, if they thought about it for a little bit. The Problem of Natural Evil is probably the most difficult parts of religious belief to wrestle with. If a god exists powerful enough to create the world, why would they create a world with such suffering and pain? Couldn’t they have done otherwise? I don’t think anybody has universally satisfying answers to these questions. Some blame humanity, some blame Satan, some blame individual people, some blame the Fall, some blame God, some blame nature.

This theological topic has been beaten to death since the dawn of theology, but the question I often have is if God intended for viruses not to hurt people, then why are they? How can an all-powerful God have his plans changed against his will?

It is a difficult question without any satisfying answers. I will always respect an honest “I don’t know”, so I appreciate your honest approach.