What does God do?

[naomi24]

Apparently we can't blame God for the ills of this world and we must be grateful to him for the good in the world- but I don't see him doing anything at all - so what does he actually 'do'?

[naomi24]

Morning Theland, //God comforts,//

Actually, no. God doesn’t comfort. Your perception of God is what comforts you.

[emmie]

nothing, going on the mess the world is in, if he/she did then we would all be happy clappy converts.

[Theland]

Morning Nims. Well I get comfort from the trials and tribs from my perception then.
Join me?

[Theland]

em10 - Sorry mate, I disagree. We are not promised happy clappy, but peaceful realism.
By the way, does Wizard still post here?

[emmie]

if any religion solved the world's problems then we wouldn't see war, famine, drought, and the endless trials and tribulations that beset mankind.

[naomi24]

Theland, thanks for the invitation, but no thanks - self-delusion isn't for me. As far as I'm aware, Wiz doesn't post here any more - more's the pity.

[Theland]

Until next time then ..........
(Rides off into the sunset, a lonely figure on the horizon, singing, "If I had a hammer .................")

[naomi24]

Theland, are you not in touch with Wiz? I thought you were?

[Khandro]

naomi; //What does God do?//
God doesn't DO anything, God is a ubiquitous feature of the universe.
When I was a child I was taught the Sarum Primer;
God be in my head / And in my understanding / God be in mine eyes / And in my looking / God be in my mouth / And in my speaking / God be in my heart / And in my thinking / God be at my end / And at my departing.
Buddhism similarly teaches for moral guidance; 'The Eightfold Path' (leaving out the concept of God, though not refuting the existence); Right understanding / Right thought / Right speech / Right action / Right livelihood / Right effort / Right mindfulness / and, Right concentration.
I am not sure what presently we in the West are teaching our children.

[naomi24]

Khandro, //God doesn't DO anything//

Precisely – but his faithful claim he does.

My parenting skills seem to work well enough. I have no complaints.

[Khandro]

"My parenting skills seem to work well enough. I have no complaints."
Do atheists teach their children atheism?

[naomi24]

Since atheism equates to an absence of belief, there is no doctrine, and therefore, there is nothing to teach.

[Khandro]

Crimes of omission can be as bad as crimes of commission.

[naomi24]

Crime? What crime? Since evidence for a God is non-existent, there is no omission. I wouldn't teach children that fairies are real either.

[Khandro]

^ So, you believe that all religion is equivalent to stories about fairies, nothing more?

[naomi24]

No, I do not believe stories about religion are equivalent to fairy stories. Stories of a supernatural monster that takes an unhealthy personal interest in the lives of every insignificant, self-obsessed human being inhabiting this minute speck of dust we call home are far more damaging than any fairy story.

[Khandro]

Ouch!! I shall exit and leave you with your bleak outlook.

[naomi24]

Bye for now.