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This question has given rise to a number of competing answers among religions.
Hinduism: Karma for past sins.
Abrahamic Monotheism: Adam and Eve eating the apple.
Liberal Christianity: Separation from God or free will.
Buddhism: Attachment.
Zoroastrianism: The Prince of Darkness.
Gnosticism: The demiurge.
Dharmic Philosophy: Maya, the illusion that one is finite.
Greek Myth: Pandora’s box.
Now science has its answer. Suffering exists because it helped out ancestors survive. We evolved suffering for the same reason that we evolved color vision, balance, and an immune system.
—JoT
apple: I know it wasn't really an apple, but a "fruit."
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?: related rant
No Good Reason: related rant
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