Posted by jonh kimble on June 12, 2002, at 0:23:18
In reply to Re: God only gives us as much as we can take...., posted by Tabitha on June 9, 2002, at 4:11:28
I myself am an atheist/ agnostic although im only 18 and i know that could change. anyway, i wanted to mention something that i see many people doing (not here, just in life in general) that relates to this topic that i find stupid.
ok, when something good happens to a christian (or other theist), what is the imediate reaction? "PRAISE GOD!" fair enough. if God is helping these people and worked to do something good in return for faithfulness, then this is fine. but, when something bad happens, what is the reaction i see all to often (or all the time) "we should try harder, it is our fault" or "God knows it is for the best" i suppose something bad could create more good, but for example, my moms friend just lost her son due to heart problems, and he was 3. i see very little good in that. this is a bad thing, and logically if you are to praise God in good times, wouldnt the logical thing be to say "God, what the hell are you doing! this is BS!" i dont see this very often. or if people do this, they get mad at themselves and think that they are ofending God. i hate to say it, but in this case i believe religion clouds the mind from logic. i dont think religion is like this in every aspect, infact, i see it doing more good than harm, but the idea of truthfulness is a different story
please feel free to speak you're mind
jon
poster:jonh kimble
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