Epicurus riddle.

[Eilonnwy]

Natural disasters are not evil in themselves.

I agree, but that's not the point. I don't think anything is innately evil, not people, or hurricanes, disease, etc... It's a term we use to describe acts that are harmful to people, and is not necessarily caused by people making bad decisions.

If you don't believe me, consult a dictionary.

Death occurs due to our sin, it's a punishment because we all sin.

God has a hope that I will do the right thing, if you want to call that a plan.

God allows it to rain on the righteous and the unrighteous conversely he also allows the sun to shine on the righteous and unrighteous.

So a child born in Africa who, through no choice of his own, dies from hunger because there just isn't enough food for people.

You think that child deserves that? From your words above, that's exactly what you're saying.