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<p>[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 4125, member: 7"]</p><p>A hypothetical god wouldn't have to be actively micro-managing things. Such a being could allow things to be random, like you say. But then, that brings up the problem that you alluded to earlier, why <em>allow</em> things like this to happen? Of course, a religious person may answer, but it might be with something retarded, like you've said.</p><p></p><p>Reading your stories recalled to mind all the brutality in the bible. I think once, in the OT, they chopped up a guy and sent parts of him to all the surrounding neighborhoods . Entire families are killed in acts of revenge. Wars are fought. Thousands are killed in single events. Through it all, God was RIGHT THERE, directly having a hand in a bunch of it, and reaffirming the proof of his existence each time.</p><p></p><p>But then those people forgot just as easily. You'd think that they would be fear-stricken into the most solemn obedience, but nope, they went to worship other gods again and again, and had to be smacked back into line repeatedly.</p><p></p><p>I just thought it interesting: </p><p>Perhaps it can be said that you do not believe in God because you have seen so much death and suffering. </p><p>The Israelites in the bible turned away from God even after witnessing and being threatened with the death and suffering of those who denied or disobeyed God.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 4125, member: 7"] A hypothetical god wouldn't have to be actively micro-managing things. Such a being could allow things to be random, like you say. But then, that brings up the problem that you alluded to earlier, why [i]allow[/i] things like this to happen? Of course, a religious person may answer, but it might be with something retarded, like you've said. Reading your stories recalled to mind all the brutality in the bible. I think once, in the OT, they chopped up a guy and sent parts of him to all the surrounding neighborhoods . Entire families are killed in acts of revenge. Wars are fought. Thousands are killed in single events. Through it all, God was RIGHT THERE, directly having a hand in a bunch of it, and reaffirming the proof of his existence each time. But then those people forgot just as easily. You'd think that they would be fear-stricken into the most solemn obedience, but nope, they went to worship other gods again and again, and had to be smacked back into line repeatedly. I just thought it interesting: Perhaps it can be said that you do not believe in God because you have seen so much death and suffering. The Israelites in the bible turned away from God even after witnessing and being threatened with the death and suffering of those who denied or disobeyed God. [/QUOTE]
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