Why Evil?

Interesting question. Simple answers:

1) no God at all.
2) God died or is taking a very long vacation in a galaxy far far away.
3) a naughty God.

Thanks, but no thanks.

There IS an omni-this, omni-that, and omni-again God. Well, things become not so simple.

Why us? Why our existence? God was bored. We are his private picture show. So evil in this world is just maya, not real. But apparently entertaining. So He is at least sadistic.

What if evil is real?

Then "evil" is not "evil", but an incomprehensible event. If that's true, how can we comprehend "goodness"? When "good" things happen, it's Him. When "bad" things happen, well...we don't know what really happened. Well, that's not really "bad" per se. If so, was that really "good" per se? No good or bad, no heaven or hell. Sweet like a song.

Well, there is a Plan. "bad things" might have happened, but it's the Plan. We are not equipped to understand the grand scheme, so just suck it up! Quite convincing, isn't it? So far, la grande schema hasn't really unfolded itself for the last 2,000 years. I wish I could just live a little longer to see it happen.

Three strikes.

How about another simple answer: God designs, builds, but meddles not. Just ask George, Thomas and Benjamin.