(May 30, 2014 at 9:00 am)Godschild Wrote: Life's hard knocks can be some of the best teachers.
I agree, but God is not required for this.
The problem of evil is a matter of God choosing to allow suffering when he could just as easily instruct in a manner that would eliminate suffering. This means that if God exists he is either a flaming asshole or is not omnipotent.