i finished a sci-fi book by mary doria russell titled the sparrow… an amazing book that addresses the existence of evil in the face of a benevolent god… this is a question i think about a lot… i don’t believe in god, at least not any kind of omnipotent god, compassionate or not… i come at it from a different angle… what is the purpose of compassion in a cosmos that appears to care little about good or evil except through intelligent beings?…