I don't have a lot of things figured out either--especially conclusively. But some things I know. And a lot of things I'm pretty sure of.
muawiyah: Now, when you get a 90% level of destruction of any particular human population, and you figure 40% of almost any population (before antibiotics) are young children, you end up with quite a few innocents being killed.
Certainly "innocents" are killed--whatever that means. I believe God factors all such in and certainly is gracious and forgiving towards children younger than the age of accountability. He IS just. He IS Love. He is MORE than ultimately fair though fairness in our terms and on our time schedule may not be His.
Besides that, He's The Boss.
muawiyah:
God doesn't kill people.
Whether He does it actively and overtly or allows us to reap what we sow individually and collectively; allows the genetic pollution of sin to have more overt effect . . . the net effect can be much the same at an individual level.
Besides, He says differently in a number of cases in the Old Testament.
muawiyah:
Germs kill people. People kill people. Accidents kill people.
I increasingly am of the opinion that especially for those who Love and follow God to the best of their ability, more or less--that there are NO accidents. Everything is geared in this bootcamp to rear, train, test, refine those who will rule and reign with Christ--evidently over countless ages and numberless galaxies.
muawiyah:
If you wish to argue your theological position, there are threads where that is appropriate.
NOW JUST A MINUTE, HOT SHOT!
My world view, cosmology pervades my perspective on all of life just as yours does your life--whether overtly/covertly or consciously/unconsciously.
You can join the treasonous, duplicitous liberal . . . 's in trying to remove all hint of God from the public square and public discourse, if you wish. I will have no part of that.
If, on most any thread, my honest response includes an aspect or more than an aspect of my Christian based cosmology--then that's what I'll respond with. I don't expect and certainly don't find any less of you and your cosmology. Nor are other cosmologies less offensive to me than whatever level of Christian aspects, facets seem to be offensive to you.
I suggest that you deal with it.