Does Covid-19 Rupture Theodicy? Theo-philosophical Musings

When Covid-19 first broke out in Wuhan, China, December 2019, no one suspected it would go beyond an epidemic. Within less than three months had become a worldwide pandemic. In the 15 since disease grew exponentially, manifesting itself different variants: Alpha (UK); Beta (South Africa); Gamma (Japan and Brazil); Delta (India). August 2021, confirmed cases were 204 million people worldwide, with about 4 deceased. Although mortality rate has halted China slightly abated continental Europe, Canada, Asia South America, due to medical social intervention strategies, is steadily climbing USA Africa. The vaccine was ready only 12 after pandemic out, making of quickest manufactured vaccines. For those who operate within theistic framework, avalanche existential questions surfaced: Is this end world? If so, does God, omnipotent, omniscient loving Divine being, not care what seems be decimation human beings on Planet Earth? being cares, lost its power perhaps? Or, if still powerful, affectivity? This article gives theo-philosophical exploration these make “sense” like God’s silence amid loud noise Corona virus. asks whether God could blamed may seem silence, argues meaning “silence.” It then constructs theodicy that dispenses any wrongdoing current