The Wonders of Eternity

One question about life that philosophers, theologians and thinking people, in general, have considered in all ages, has to do with the existence of suffering, injustice, and evil. If the world was created by a kind and loving God why does such an apparent contradiction exist? Some truth seekers want to know why suffering would be so ubiquitous in creation.  Some people simply acknowledge the perplexity of it and move on. Christian scholars may quote some scriptures and give a philosophical reason but still don't really have a complete answer.  They often claim it is simply a mystery, as even God is a mystery to them. If good and evil did not exist, what would there be in order for choices to exist? Why did God place of tree in Eden, calling it the knowledge of good and evil? We would simply be pawns in a random existence with no evident purpose if we didn't of choices and some over arching laws of the universe did not govern the nature of good or evil.  ...