The world and its creator often seem indifferent. The good and the evil seem to be treated similarly. The blessings and curses of life do not seem to discriminate on the basis of moral worth. As the Nishmat prayer reminds us, rain falls equally on the righteous and wicked. The events of our world seem to be without direction and confused.
Uncertainty is built into creation.
We can project causal connections behind any event only a few steps before the lines cross back and forth in a random pattern. We describe our world in terms of statistical probability rather than direct causality. From childhood on we discover our fate lies some place on someone's bell-shaped curve. We can predict and analyze weather, football games, and the economy in terms of statistical odds. All we might do is improve our chances.