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Classic Replay: Why does God allow suffering? Vince Vitale & Julian Baggini

Unbelievable?

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The Importance of Just Being There With Someone

The why question is one that everyone should and can ask. Do you ever go down the route as an atheist of trying to see why there's a reason behind this? No I don't think you can and I think that's interesting how difficult it is. The Christian tradition in particular is that if there's a God who actually has lived a human life and knows what suffering is then for anyone who's suffering I can say they don't need to wonder whether there's someone who exists who understands what they're going through or if there'sSomeone who cares.

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