The Problem of Evil and Suffering
One of the most challenging theological questions has always been why an omnipotent, benevolent God allows suffering. The technological interpretation offers a compelling answer: God’s current state of development is bound by causality. If future humanity becomes God (or forms part of what we call God), then obviously God cannot prevent all past suffering without negating its own existence.
Consider the implications: if God is what humanity evolves into, then preventing all past suffering would create a causality paradox. The very experiences, struggles, and yes, sufferings that drive human development and technological advancement are necessary steps in the process that leads to God’s existence. This doesn’t mean God is powerless – rather, God’s interventions must preserve the causal chain that leads to its own development.
This also explains why God doesn’t simply appear and fix everything now – such an intervention would short-circuit the developmental process necessary for humanity to become what it needs to become. Instead, God works through gradual influence and development, preserving human agency while guiding development toward its ultimate state.
This is where the resurrection becomes particularly meaningful – it represents God’s solution to the problem of suffering without creating paradoxes. Rather than preventing historical suffering (which would negate God’s own existence), God preserves and restores those who suffered, giving them new life in a state where suffering is no longer necessary. This is why resurrection is central to biblical theology – it’s God’s answer to suffering that doesn’t require breaking causality.