This is a question as old as religion, of course, with plenty of answers of all sorts: because He has a plan we cannot see, because He is punishing you/us/him, because He is testing you/us, because The Evil is really responsible, etc etc...
In the end, is it really that cruel, when compared to creating a universe that is effectively trying to kill us all every single day...? From animals and plants in the jungle, to solar flares and asteroids, everything in nature is to us what a garrison of armed Stormtroopers is to Han Solo: they might miss most of the time, but it’s not going to be for lack of cruelty or intent.
In the end, is it really that cruel, when compared to creating a universe that is effectively trying to kill us all every single day...? From animals and plants in the jungle, to solar flares and asteroids, everything in nature is to us what a garrison of armed Stormtroopers is to Han Solo: they might miss most of the time, but it’s not going to be for lack of cruelty or intent.