User talk:SouthWriter/sandbox/An atheist's objections/@comment-1777104-20100706154618

Yank, the problem of evil is as old as mankind. It is our defective understanding of the nature of God's kindness and love that makes this a stumbling block to us. Sin is OUR fault, build in to us, and will lead to all kinds of atrocities as long as we follow our own ways.

It is God's love that any of us are spared from the worst that can happen to us. All people are not as bad as they could be, thus allowing God to step in and save some from the consequences of sin. The Old Testament is full of stories of people who ought to "know better" doing really bad things. The New Testament tells us of the actual means by which God accomplishes the salvation of those he loves.

I know that is conservative "nonsense" to you, but it is what the Bible lays out for us who trust God rather than men.