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Is God Benign
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Various religions describe God as 'benign'.
Christians and Jews describe God as good.
Muslims describe God as 'Most compassionate' & 'Most merciful' etc.
However, the *reality* of the world as it is and the descriptions of God by the faithful don't mesh.
So either
a) God doesnt exist, or
b) He/She/It is not benign (in fact, he, she or it. is positively evil)
The arguement that suffering is the result of ''The Fall of Man'' is laughable.
What has the present pandemic got to do with a couple, eating a piece of fruit, thousands of years ago?
What has the zebra done to deserve being eaten alive by a pride of lions?
What has a city done to deserve being swallowed by an earthquake?
What has an innocent child done to deserve being raped by a pedophile?
etc!
Where was this *benign* (and merciful and compassionate) God in all of this?
I would love for there to be a benign father figure looking out for me. But there isnt...
Better to accept reality for what it is (Red in tooth and claw) and try to live your best and protect the innocent, rather than come out with nonsensical platitudes about the Deity that you believe in.
Christians and Jews describe God as good.
Muslims describe God as 'Most compassionate' & 'Most merciful' etc.
However, the *reality* of the world as it is and the descriptions of God by the faithful don't mesh.
So either
a) God doesnt exist, or
b) He/She/It is not benign (in fact, he, she or it. is positively evil)
The arguement that suffering is the result of ''The Fall of Man'' is laughable.
What has the present pandemic got to do with a couple, eating a piece of fruit, thousands of years ago?
What has the zebra done to deserve being eaten alive by a pride of lions?
What has a city done to deserve being swallowed by an earthquake?
What has an innocent child done to deserve being raped by a pedophile?
etc!
Where was this *benign* (and merciful and compassionate) God in all of this?
I would love for there to be a benign father figure looking out for me. But there isnt...
Better to accept reality for what it is (Red in tooth and claw) and try to live your best and protect the innocent, rather than come out with nonsensical platitudes about the Deity that you believe in.
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//What has an innocent child done to deserve being raped by a pedophile?//
If I may say, Nailit, that isn’t the best example because the free will of the perpetrator must be considered. A better question would, in my opinion be, why is an innocent child born to suffer with a life threatening disease - or a terrible deformity?
If I may say, Nailit, that isn’t the best example because the free will of the perpetrator must be considered. A better question would, in my opinion be, why is an innocent child born to suffer with a life threatening disease - or a terrible deformity?
I wonder how many times this, or a variation of this subject, has been posted on AB. Christ, I made an almost identical point on one of the holocaust threads this morning.
When push cpmes to shove, it doesn't matter. Theland will probably come on here and say he has "proof" or God's existence and benign nature, but fail to present any facts. He'll then get annihilated by the usual suspects, before quoting some divine prophecy before eventually leaving the thread because no one else understands "the truth".
Bored already.
When push cpmes to shove, it doesn't matter. Theland will probably come on here and say he has "proof" or God's existence and benign nature, but fail to present any facts. He'll then get annihilated by the usual suspects, before quoting some divine prophecy before eventually leaving the thread because no one else understands "the truth".
Bored already.
