God is still omnipotent. He
chooses not to intervene out of
respect for the gift of freewill
He gave us
This view is clearly rooted in the
Bible so Augustine cannot be
acused of making things up as He
goes along
This means we have a
degree of control over
how much suffering
we experience. Our
decisions can increase
or decrease the
amount of it
God could be seen as uncaring and lacking in compassion if
he does not intervene to prevent suffering. A loving parent
takes away a child's freedom if they are going to hurt
themselves and then gives it back when they have learned
to be responsible. Why does God not do this with humanity?