Religion
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(17,493 posts)He is so far beyond us with our limited intelligence to be defy our ability to comprehend.
My cat may be able to figure out that when I throw a light switch the room brightens. No matter how hard I try I can't explain to him how that works. Once a month I sneak up on my cat and apply flea drops to his neck and yearly I take him to the vet for shots and a checkup by another strange hairless ape and his assistant. He usually hates me for a day or so.
If there is a God or creator (which I believe) it is difficult to explain his reasons or goals in creating a universe and our small planet. It might be possible that he was simply bored. In order to make our planet interesting he might have chosen to create a species with the intelligence to tell the difference between good and evil and "free will" to chose which course to follow. He might have felt that it made for an interesting and entertaining project.
It could be argued that without God there would be no good or evil. Of course God could have chosen to create a world without violence or hardship but that would have been a heaven.
You ask an excellent question for which I can only speculate. I personally believe that our life is a test and that good people despite their religion will see a better future after death. Of course I could be totally wrong. I try my best to be a "good" person and to follow the Golden Rule which is common to many if not all religions. I also personally know atheists who, while they refuse to believe in a God, try to do the same as I do.