Can it be fancied that Deity ever vindictively Made in his image a mannikin merely to madden it?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It seems cruel for a creator to make humans only to make them suffer.
- In plain terms
- Why would God make humans just to torture them?
- What can you take from it?
- Creation for suffering seems cruel and contradictory.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we suffer?
- Is there a purpose?
Another view
Some argue suffering builds character or tests faith.
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