I saw this title on a book, and my first thought was "because good people do nothing." While that's not totally accurate, I think it's true to a large extent. When "atheists" and even well-intentioned Christians ask that question, they are asking the right question, but their answer automatically starts in the wrong category.
The atheistic types are looking for an excuse to deny that the Creator exists. It's an easy jab: "If your God is so good, why do people suffer? Ergo, no God." What if we went with a more humanistic perspective, the way the Bible does? The Creator appointed humans as his co-rulers and gave us large latitude of choice. It seems that people suffer because other people choose to help them suffer. It's an issue of human responsibility; not God's goodness. If God were to take away all suffering, before his appointed time, he would be violating his intention for humanity to rule wisely over his creation.
Why do people suffer? As a result of unwise rule by their fellow humans.
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