The Evil Universe

There are those who argue that there cannot be a God on the grounds that an all powerful being would not allow evil in the world, or even that, if truly all powerful, He could not. Though I don't agree with the argument, I get it. They're arguing against something on at least superficially rational grounds. All right, then, what are they arguing for?

As the Universe we inhabit clearly exists I have to think that that is their replacement for an almighty being. It might well be their only option: the Universe simply is. We're here and that's that. 

My trouble with such a conclusion is twofold. Firstly, it makes us mere accidents of fate. I can't see where there's any real dignity in that. Second, doesn't that mean the universe is evil too? It doesn't seem to care about your trials and tribulations any more than your dismissed God, really, because you still have them, don't you?

You might say such existence isn't evil but merely indifferent. I don't see a useful distinction. If the Universe doesn't care a fig about you, even if it is only neutral about your cares and woes, I would have to argue that makes it evil. Many people were indifferent early on to the rise of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia and Maoist China. Was their indifference good or evil? 

Still, you might press the point that indifference means neither good nor bad. Well, if so, if you take God out of the equation because in allowing evil He can't possibly be good, it seems all we are left with is something else which can't possibly be good either. And what are we to do with that?