#theodicy

"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."

"It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion."

"Das Bedürfnis, Leiden beredt werden zu lassen, ist Bedingung aller Wahrheit.(The need to lend a voice to suffering [literally: "to let suffering be eloquent"] is the condition of all truth)"