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You would blame God if you think that he created humans in his likeness. You wouldn't blame God if you think life is just a big test or you do not believe that there is a God.
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as humans we cannot really control everything that happens to us, e.g. natural disasters like hurricane Katrina. As far as I know God is suppose to be able to control these things and thats why we appeal to Him when these things happen. I like this quote very much though. The way to resolve this in my mind is bascially the message in the Book of Job. There are things that we may never be able to understand and we have to have the cleverness to recognize the things we can change and have strength enough to understand the things we cannot.
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Blaming god or anyone we perceive as having more power than us is a way to absolve ourselves of responsibility if you think you are powerless and can't bring change in some way then you might as well be dead
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I totally 100% agree with you. If a person is to believe in God, they should at least take him at his word. The depressing fact is, all that is going wrong with the world (socially anyway) can only be "fixed" if those who believe in God would take his advice. We want to blame the gov't because people are out of work, homeless, hungry, etc. The Bible says to take care of the widows and orphans, to feed the hungry and clothe those that are cold. If every church would simply feed and house five people, and help them get on there feet, we would't have these social issues we have today. Sadly, the church at large is more of a country club that is members only.
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I wouldn't be afraid that He would ask me that question. I'm not an omnipotent & omniscient creator-being; I didn't make the rules of the game. I am an animal. My responsibility is to myself and my biological/genetic imperatives. I didn't create a world that depended upon suffering and an innate form of injustice (i.e. survival of the fittest), God (ostensibly) did.
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People want free will, but not the consequences. You got it right: why blame God, when, of course, we are to blame? We reap what we sow, collectively and individually. God let’s His children live and learn, so they can learn to act morally. It’s the Cosmic Law of Action and Reaction, in other words, the Law of Karma: http://www.krishna.com/lesson-four-law-karma.
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People want free will, but not the consequences. You got it right: why blame God, when, of course, we are to blame? We reap what we sow, collectively and individually. God let’s His children live and learn, so they can learn to act morally. It’s the Cosmic Law of Action and Reaction, in other words, the Law of Karma: http://www.krishna.com/lesson-four-law-karma.
Once we are on the platform of moral and ethical behavior, then, if we so choose, we can progress nicely in self-realization, grow up spiritually, and eventually go Home, again to His loving side.
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We are all under the curse of Adam. This is why there is poverty, suffering and injustice. Fortunately, God is coming back to rule this world and put an end to the 'p, s and i'.
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I like this as it tells me sometimes we are servants here to do the Devines work as partners in love.
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The professor of a university challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student answered bravely, "Yes, he did".
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The professor of a university challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student answered bravely, "Yes, he did".
The professor then asked, "If God created everything, then he created evil. Since evil exists (as noticed by our own actions), so God is evil. The student couldn't respond to that statement causing the professor to conclude that he had "proved" that "belief in God" was a fairy tale, and therefore worthless.
Another student raised his hand and asked the professor, "May I pose a question? " "Of course" answered the professor.
The young student stood up and asked : "Professor does Cold exists?"
The professor answered, "What kind of question is that? ...Of course the cold exists... haven't you ever been cold?"
The young student answered, "In fact sir, Cold does not exist. According to the laws of Physics, what we consider cold, in fact is the absence of heat. Anything is able to be studied as long as it transmits energy (heat). Absolute Zero is the total absence of heat, but cold does not exist. What we have done is create a term to describe how we feel if we don't have body heat or we are not hot."
"And, does Dark exist?", he continued. The professor answered "Of course". This time the student responded, "Again you're wrong, Sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in fact simply the absence of light. Light can be studied, darkness can not. Darkness cannot be broken down. A simple ray of light tears the darkness and illuminates the surface where the light beam finishes. Dark is a term that we humans have created to describe what happens when there's lack of light."
Finally, the student asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?" The professor replied, "Of course it exists, as I mentioned at the beginning, we see violations, crimes and violence anywhere in the world, and those things are evil."
The student responded, "Sir, Evil does not exist. Just as in the previous cases, Evil is a term which man has created to describe the result of the absence of God's presence in the hearts of man."
After this, the professor bowed down his head, and didn't answer back.
The young man's name was ALBERT EINSTEIN.
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This is a nice thought because it reminds us that we can do /something/ in the face of these inequities. We can certainly bring about changes, however we cannot eradicate poverty, suffering and injustice.
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reading the below quickly highlights the problem with an interfering "God with a purpose for us all"
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reading the below quickly highlights the problem with an interfering "God with a purpose for us all"
if we all CAN change poverty and get rid of it - but never organise well enough to -
is retention of poverty part of his plan - or not?
so whether he allows it or not, it becomes a clear reflection of his impotence...
any way you try and treat this subject logically it very quickly points out the childishness of concluding that there is a God at all...
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Jesus states in the bible "The poor you will always have among you." Could it have a type of prophecy?
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I don't ask God that. I do the best I can to help the world. There is a quotation from the Baha'i writings that says
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I don't ask God that. I do the best I can to help the world. There is a quotation from the Baha'i writings that says
"Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in and centre your deliberations on the on its exigencies and requirements."
This guides my attitude towards the world more than anything.
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Belief in God prevents most of us from wanting to fix or even recognizing the problems of our world. Why would a believer feel the need to do anything to improve our situation if everything is going according to God's divine plan? I've found that people who don't believe in God care much more about the suffering in this world because they believe this is the only life we've got.
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