Even if there was any evidence that this were true, which clearly there isn't,
Let me ask you this: Why does humanity think the suffering of children is wrong? Where did we get this knowledge of right and wrong? Remember, God's first command to us was "Do not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil or you will surely die". Why would this be his first command to humanity?
He commanded it because He knew if we ate of it, we'd cause suffering and death. He hoped for our obedience, but didn't force it. Now, since that sin has already been committed, God Himself suffers and dies with us in order to redeem us and rid his creation of death and suffering. That's what the love of God does.
Ignorance either blames God for things caused by others, like suffering and death, or attributes the cause of suffering to the mindless universe that created sentient beings who can somehow make choices, go figure.
In either case, those who cause suffering should be held accountable for it, even if they've died.
Now, you can't say that God is to blame for suffering when He clearly commanded us to not cause suffering and death by eating of tree of knowledge of good and evil.
could an omnipotent god not be more considerate about who bears the brunt of the suffering?
According to Christian theology, Jesus(God in the flesh) bared the brunt of suffering in order to free us from suffering and death, this includes children, everyone!! However, it takes time to restore things, just like it took time for humanity to destroy things and people are still being disobedient.
Where's the logic and morality in allowing innocent children to suffer because John from Alabama rejects god?
Again, all suffering is caused by disobedience to God.
This is, at least, an explanation that does answers the problem of suffering in a way that can be considered objective, assuming God exists and that His word is true. If you reject it, then what other answers are there?
If you assume the mindless, meaningless universe caused us to exist, then you can't explain suffering to have any real objective meaning.
So when someone rapes and kills a child and then dies in a car crash shortly after, there's no justice for their wrong actions, they can't be held accountable if they're dead and will never exist again(think resurrection and judgment in the God explanation).
Is suffering a result of the universe mindlessly causing sentient beings to exist? If so, why do we have a sense of right and wrong and how do we know that sense is real and not just a product of our imaginations in an existence that's actually meaningless?
This is one reason, of many, why I accept the love of God and put my faith in His promise of a restored creation where death and suffering are no more.
I'd greatly appreciate it if you at least attempt to answer some of the questions I've posed. I accept "I don't know"
