No one "deserved" this pandemic. The universe isn't some sort of cosmic judge. The laws of nature simply tick forward blindly and ceaselessly, and we make do as

No one "deserved" this pandemic. The universe isn't some sort of cosmic judge. The laws of nature simply tick forward blindly and ceaselessly, and we make do as best we can :) P.S. I'm a compatibilist, so I see no contradictions in this.