re: Can you guys explain why?

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Your answer can't be just have faith, God's will, or any other cop out of the sort. I need a real argument. Go.

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This sort of stuff is nearly impossible to explain in general, but especially over the internet. I asked a buddy of mine who is in seminary to help you out because it genuinely seems like you want an answer for this. I'm just going to summarize what he said. He said that from a Christian perspective, that the world was never supposed to be like this, but once sin entered the world became a perversion of what it was originally supposed to look like. God has the power to save people from bad things happening, but in order to do that He would have to destroy the world and completely start over like He did with Noah and the ark. Instead of doing that, He defeated sin on the cross and helps people fight through sin. Sin and its effects will be here as long as this earth is still here but God isn't finished with the earth yet. So ultimately, God doesn't like it at all when babies die or bad things happen, but there is hope in the cross because that is where God kills sin and death once and for all. People who believe and follow Jesus will one day have the life they always hoped for, they just have to wait it out for now, as they cling to God for strength in a world filled with sin.

Sorry for the long message but I hope what he said helps you out a little bit.