I believe that God is all good and all loving; however, he does not interfere in the affairs of human beings. As a result, the people have become sinful hence need to pay the price of their sinful nature. The sufferings that humans experience are the form of punishments that God allows so that the people can learn to stay away from sin.
2. What would our philosophers' responses be (with special focus on the arguments of Irenaeus and Augustine)?
Several philosophers have tried to justify the existence of human suffering. Both Augustine and Irenaeus agree that God has not abandoned us. He has no liberty to