This discussion of the problem of evil (theodicy) carries over from another thread.
Consider the following scenario: A nice little eight-year-old African girl is out collecting fruit. Other members of her tribe are collecting fruit nearby. A tiger sees her, pounces on her, kills her instantly and eats her. Why did such an awful thing happen to this little girl?
Pick one of these two explanations, and briefly tell us why you picked it:
MCWAY:
The wages of sin is DEATH!. As mentioned on multiple occasions, that is indeed the worst part about sin and sinful behavior: The transgressors aren't the only ones who suffer for it.
Look deep into your life and I'm sure you'll find times, where someone else has suffered (on some scale), because of something that you've done wrong. I'm sure you can find cases, where you've suffered because someone else did wrong.
Kids suffer, because of their parents' sins; Wives suffer, because of husbands' sins (and vice versa); Employees suffer, because of their bosses' sins; etc.
That is, the little girl died because either she sinned, or someone close to her sinned, and she was punished (by a loving god?!).
columbusdude82: Tigers are carnivorous predators. This tiger saw an easy lunch and pounced on it.
So pick one, and briefly tell us why.