First, I would argue that most of the pain and suffering in the world is the result of evil people, not nature, and that even the pain caused by most natural disasters could be minimized or eliminated if humans were what God created us to be. Take famines, for example. Do you think anyone would ever starve if everyone “loved his neighbor as himself”? I’m told by specialists in the field that there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone. It’s just that it’s hoarded by a few who already have more than they need, at the expense of those who have less than they need.
