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I asked God this question as part of a writing excercise I do regularly where I ask God questions and immediately write it down as soon as I hear an answer from my inner voice of truth.
When I asked God about the problem of evil he responded by asking me to be more specific - what evil am I referring to? I gave the example of natural disasters that kill millions of people including children. God replied 'Have you ever been killed by a natural disaster?' and of course I answered no.
'Then how is a natural disaster an evil for you if you have never experienced it?' and I saw then that there was a law in the universe that you could not hold God responsible for anything you had not experienced. Next the conversation turned to my own personal experiences of evil, of which I did recieve an answer.
This idea has stuck with me since - that we have no experience of most of the suffering that goes on in the world, only the experience of the idea of that suffering, but not the suffering itself.
The other interesting part is the nature of suffering. Suffering has ithe same qualitative source as happiness. Therefore to gain access to one you must open yourself up to the other. Like how plants need both water and sunlight to be a plant. As humans we wear a coat of many colors.
gpt
>'Then how is a natural disaster an evil for you if you have never experienced it?' and I saw then that there was a law in the universe that you could not hold God responsible for anything you had not experienced.
thats a pretty bold conclusion to make from this little exercise and doesnt actually come to grips with the existence of evil or suffering. Based on your post you clearly havent experienced much hardship or suffering in your life, im pretty sure when/if you do you will need a more substantial answer