Are We to Blame for Our Own Suffering? - Why Do Good People Suffer?

Why It Matters

The fact that good people suffer goes against our sense of justice. It also suggests that there is little point in being good.

To Think About

Some people believe that humans experience a cycle of death and rebirth.  They say that those who committed good deeds are reborn into favorable circumstances, whereas those who committed bad deeds are reborn into a life of hardship. According to that belief, even a good person can suffer if he committed bad deeds in a "past life."  However . . .

* What purpose would such suffering serve, since the person supposedly reborn does not even recall his past life?

* Why do we work hard to stay healthy and avoid accidents if our well-being is largely determined by what we did in a past life?

Next time: Why Do Good People Suffer? - What the Bible Says

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