Folks, I couldn't resist this quote (from José Saramago's Caín, translated from the Portuguese) which illustrates to a certain extent the ongoing debate:

"Los designios de dios son inescrutables, ni nosotros ángeles, podemos penetrar en su pensamiento, Estoy cansado de esa cháchara de que los designios de del señor son inescrutables, respondió caín, dios debería de ser transparente y límpido como cristal en lugar de este continuo pavor, de este continuo miedo, en fin dios no nos ama"

which would translate more or less as:

"The designs of God are inscrutable, not even we, the angels, can penetrate their thought, I'm tired of this talk that the designs of the Lord are inscrutable, Cain said, God should be transparent and clear as crystal in place of this continuum dread, this continuum fear, finally god doesn't love us"

Regards,
Antonio