Religion

Could grow stronger and wiser as a result or could be broken. The statement you bolded is very germane to this discussion.

The statement "allow human suffering" implies a will for it to happen. Reality has been set up that provides for the opportunity for life and the universe to exist - that, I think, is a given. Choices (or "coincidences", if one prefers) were made (or happened) that created circumstances we as beings within this reality have to contend with and we don't know why, only that we have to deal with them or suffer more consequences for not doing so (like ignoring symptoms until things get so bad we can't ignore the problem). If there is a "will" behind suffering, then it also seems that in balance that will also put in place compassion and justice. Why?

Our short lives are not nearly long enough to understand the bigger why but we certainly do try. This is where faith or trust comes in...that it's worth the effort and if we approach suffering as part of reality, it will teach us and push us in a direction for the better. Even that is a notion shaped by culture but we have to start from somewhere.

The only other option I've heard about is to escape the suffering by becoming one with all, dissolving self back into the void. But then you miss out on all the creativity going on in Samsara.