These questions about God elicit a great deal of emotion...
Would you not as a parent protect your children from harm if possible? Suffering, to a point, can build character, but the level of suffering in the world goes way beyond character building hardship.
Folks shouldn't look to christians for they are all over the shop with answers, ranging from blaming evil to saying it's gods will and all for the better. Getting all worked up emotionally like Antlers doesn't help but only adds to one's problems.. A good dose of stoicism goes a long way in preventing one becoming an emotional snow- flake/going to pieces, being a burden on others.
High Emotional state types become debilitated coz they have weak coping mechanisms and poor reasoning powers.
-Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.