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> >world and individual history suggests to me that there is no pattern: that animals and humans go their own way, and chance in various forms plays a huge part. Hence the apparent randomness of good fortune and misery (the latter all too often being the fate of innocent victims).You say that [i]"God is purposely concealed". [/i]Maybe. Or maybe he&apos;s indifferent. Or maybe he&apos;s not there. These last two options provide a clear explanation of the suffering which is real and present and undeniable, but faith in a loving God demands belief in a master plan which is way beyond our comprehension. Since we can&apos;t understand it, and have no evidence of it, it&apos;s akin to belief in chance as the creator of life.  - You have raised the issue of &apos;the problem of evil&apos; or theodicy. Part of the problem is the way we want to define God as &apos;extremely loving&apos; or &apos;exceedingly loving&apos;. We don&apos;t know what God&apos;s attributes are. This may be the only way He could do it and create a universe (dangerous as it is) that would evolve to allow intelligent life. And I don&apos;t think that implies chance at all. Again think of the odds against chance creating what we observe about the universe and ourselves.