[Wolfstar]

I wrote: "Such cases are not just tragic, but extremely cruel."

You responded: "If God did not exist, you would not think them cruel."

I'm not sure which way you mean that, because it has more than one implication. So let me put it this way: As long as I was able to think and experience compassion, then I would view such cases as tragic and cruel, whether or not I believed in God.

[Tribune7]

"If God did not exist, you would not think them cruel." . . .I'm not sure which way you mean that, because it has more than one implication.

Not really.

As long as I was able to think and experience compassion,

Why should you "experience compassion"?