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    Seriously guys, God is a punk. Let me tell you why.

    First of all, I was late to work today, what a piece of crap right? Well it turns out I left my lunch and all my money at home too. So, needless to say I was mad. Then the worst happened. I blew out a tire and had to spend 30 minutes putting the spare on. Why the hell does God hate me.

    Okay, this is just crap. I prayed to God to help my Grandmother. She was dying of lung cancer, and I prayed so hard for her full recovery. Why did God let her smoke so much and WHY did he let her die!

    We lost the big game today! Our Coach told us to circle up for a quick prayer, he prayed that we all have a good and safe game. I decided, with a few of my mates, to add in a quick "help us win" for good luck. Well, we got creamed. Why do we even pray to God when he doesn't listen?

    Ever hear these kinds of arguments before? Well I sure have. Usualy it's an athiest saying them. "If God exists, he sure is an idiot for making things so messed up".

    Well, it's a tuff thing to accept, but it's our fault. God isn't going to stand over us and protect us from being late, or getting a flat tire. God isn't going to make us stop smoking, that's our duty. God isn't going to help us win a ballgame. God isn't some trivial genie you should call upon in any moment of worry.
    God help me open up this can of peanut butter
    It's kind of sad that some people expect God to actualy stop you from killing yourself. We do this crap to ourselves all the time.
    Why doesn't god stop the war in the middle east
    Simple, because God didn't start the war in the middle east.

    How on earth did we get the idea that God was going to babysit us through making our own choices?

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    He gave us free will, apparently. Not much use if he covers all the mistakes... That is on the basis that God exists - as you propose in your supposition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by imb39
    He gave us free will, apparently. Not much use if he covers all the mistakes... That is on the basis that God exists - as you propose in your supposition.
    too much of "devil's advocate" for you imb...hehe...free will...
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    Yea I hate when that happens, but seeing that I'm still trying to find my relegion, I just see it as bad luck...oh and sorry mate.
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    I don't know, why do idiots attribute misfortune to the inactivity of a deity of which there is no evidence for the first place?

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    Quote Originally Posted by I Have a Clever Name
    I don't know, why do idiots attribute misfortune to the inactivity of a deity of which there is no evidence for the first place?
    You answered your own question there.

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    So I did. I've had so many revelations today its just not funny!

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    God gave man free-will and man practices free-will...in most cases. Sometimes man screws up so badly for himself that God has to step in and push man in the right direction.

    When one asks "Why did God let this happen to me?", it is because God wants to test your faith. In other cases, God is just flat out punishing you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honor&Glory
    When one asks "Why did God let this happen to me?", it is because God wants to test your faith. In other cases, God is just flat out punishing you.
    Why does an all loving and caring god punish people?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun
    Why does an all loving and caring god punish people?
    God is not all loving and caring. God will punish those who do evil. God loves and cares for those who are good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honor&Glory
    God is not all loving and caring. God will punish those who do evil. God loves and cares for those who are good.
    So why do bad things happen to good people and vice versa?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun
    So why do bad things happen to good people and vice versa?
    I just told you in a previous post in this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honor&Glory
    God is not all loving and caring. God will punish those who do evil. God loves and cares for those who are good.

    I have not read this whole thread, but is the sickest theology I have seen and would have you know H&G this is not what western religions tell us...

    God loves those who are good? Seriously what is that supposed to mean? Good is an abstract term for one and two even parents still love their bad children. If God didnt love the sinners we would all be garanteed a place straight in hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kscott
    I have not read this whole thread, but is the sickest theology I have seen and would have you know H&G this is not what western religions tell us...

    God loves those who are good? Seriously what is that supposed to mean? Good is an abstract term for one and two even parents still love their bad children. If God didnt love the sinners we would all be garanteed a place straight in hell.
    I think according to the Bible we all have a spot gauranteed in hell. technically speaking.
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    Reminds me of Bill Maher doing standup:

    "Why do athletes and rappers always praise god for their victories? You never see any of these people blame god for their losses. 'F%$&*in Jesus! Made me miss the pass, I swear if it wasnt for that frickin' Jesus we would have won!'."

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    Couldn't it just be that God decided to create the world as a 'sandbox', and just leave it alone after he finished it? Biblical times may have mistaken occurances of nature for divination, and it may explain why only rarely (Depending on which you believe.) he would interfere in earthly politics, and why we are not continually finding his presence the way it was felt in biblical times.

    Just as it's doubtful for him to babysit us through life, it also is that he would really interfere with us in a negative or positive way. If he exists, odd's are he has a lot more tasks to do than just the earth.

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    God gave us free will, right? Well, couldn't he have given us free will and understanding such that we would choose to always do the right thing? This one's been giving me pause for a while.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Surlethe
    God gave us free will, right? Well, couldn't he have given us free will and understanding such that we would choose to always do the right thing? This one's been giving me pause for a while.
    You can choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honor&Glory
    You can choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing.
    Right, but couldn't he make it so we always chose to do the right thing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Surlethe
    Right, but couldn't he make it so we always chose to do the right thing?
    No. Because he gave us free-will to test our faith.

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