The problem of evil/suffering when it comes to children

[abaris]

For me, the problem of evil and the weakness of "mysterious ways" and stupid "plan" apologetics is where I first began to ask questions. Well, to be honest it was so long ago I don't recall which questions came first, but it doesn't matter. There's the problem of evil, and there's the problem of logic, and it's useful to address them both.

When I was a little child, the first question was based on something I was exposed to. Some priest said, god would take what's dearest to us, if we sin. So, there, that's the childish question, if an inherently evil god warrants worship.

But when I was growing up, the question was, how does that compute with what we know about earth? The answer was, it didn't. That's what ultimately led me to atheism.

Simplistic vs known facts.