A man went to the barbershop to have his hair and his beard cut. They started to have a conversation and talked about many things. Soon, they touched upon the subject of existence of God. The barber said: "Look, I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say so?" asked the man.
"Well, one just has to go out in the world and will soon realize that God does not exist. If God did exist, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If He did exist, there would be no suffering in this world. I just can't think of a God who permits all of these things."
The man stopped for a moment but did not respond.
The barber finished his job and the man left the salon. As he walked back home, he saw an elderly person in the street with long hair and untrimmed beard.
The man went back to the barber shop and said to the barber: "BARBERS DO NOT EXIST!"
"I am a barber and exist right in front of you." Replied the barber.
"No!" - exclaimed the client. "Barbers simply don't exist. If they did exist, there would be no people with long hair and un-trimmed beard in the streets."
The barber replied: "Ah, we barbers do exist. It's the people who do not come to us."
"Exactly!" - affirmed the man. "That's just the point. God does exist. It's the people who don't go to Him and do not look for Him and as a result we have all this misery in the world."
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