Sep 11, 2022
Yes, but the problem of evil has thereby pushed you into an untenable position, psychologically speaking, since now the deity is alien to us, with bizarre motives and plans, rather than a comforting parental figure that we can easily understand. This is a theistic bait-and-switch tactic which the problem of evil exposes.
There's a contradiction between saying God is both all-good and ultimately mysterious.