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When evolution reframes the meaning of suffering

I used to think suffering meant I was being tested by God but after learning about evolutionary biology I wonder if pain is just how life grows and adapts.

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Scientific understanding of suffering's role in adaptation challenges theological frameworks of divine testing, requiring new meaning-making around life's inevitable pain.

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“Where Are You with Evolution and creation across traditions?”

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