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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 3, 2020 at 8:48 pm
(June 3, 2020 at 8:38 pm)Jehanne Wrote: (June 3, 2020 at 8:31 pm)brewer Wrote: God only causes amputations (and birth defects) to happen to sinners. That is why prayer is useless and no miracle will be forthcoming.
God must not like old people, the most vulnerable to COVID-19.
We old folks are most vulnerable to just about everything. In that respect, COVID isn't unusual.
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 12:04 am
Truth of the matter is, god is too busy with Grammys and MVP awards to be bothered with such trivial nonsense as the health and welfare of its most prized creation.
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 12:05 am
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not to mention all those individual touchdowns. Busy busy busy, with foosball.
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:07 am
(June 3, 2020 at 8:31 pm)brewer Wrote: (June 3, 2020 at 11:30 am)Jehanne Wrote: It happened before, supposedly:
Wikipedia -- Healing the ear of a servant
Is it wrong for an amputee to pray for such a healing? By the way, I will convert to Christianity (or, whatever religion the healed person claims to believe in) today if such a bonafide miracle can be documented this day.
God only causes amputations (and birth defects) to happen to sinners. That is why prayer is useless and no miracle will be forthcoming. Bingo.
"Why can't I get my leg back?"
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:17 am
This life is very short, such healing of limbs might happen if we lived for billions of years -like our universe-.
So it's not a matter of limbs don't grow back; it's just a matter of a short life not enough for the limb to re-grow.
A mere 100 years can cripple us and make us rotten.
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:33 am
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(June 4, 2020 at 6:17 am)WinterHold Wrote: This life is very short, such healing of limbs might happen if we lived for billions of years -like our universe-.
So it's not a matter of limbs don't grow back; it's just a matter of a short life not enough for the limb to re-grow.
A mere 100 years can cripple us and make us rotten.
That's pretty fucking stupid. Starfish can regrow a missing limb in a matter of months. While I get that people (with very few exceptions) aren't starfish, even scaling up and allowing for the greater complexity of human beings, a limb could be regrown in just a few years.
But the topic isn't 'Why don't limbs grow back?' but 'Why won't God heal amputees?' Given the superpowers often attributed to God, it seems fairly certain that he could regrow a limb instantly, not the 'billions of years' you posit.
You should combine this notion with your primitive, hate-fuel ideas of revenge. If you cut off the hand of a thief who is later found to be innocent, God can simply regrow the hand, right?
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:34 am
(June 4, 2020 at 6:17 am)WinterHold Wrote: This life is very short, such healing of limbs might happen if we lived for billions of years -like our universe-.
So it's not a matter of limbs don't grow back; it's just a matter of a short life not enough for the limb to re-grow.
A mere 100 years can cripple us and make us rotten.
Clearly God has to balance out what would do the most good in the world.
On the one hand, healing amputees would give great joy to a few people.
On the other hand, it would take away one of the Internet atheists' greatest pleasures -- asking every few days why God doesn't heal amputees.
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:36 am
Starfish can regrow entire bodies. Fishermen used to chop them up and toss them overboard when they found them eating an oyster. That just resulted in several new starfish.
IDK, maybe starfish kiss God's ass better than humans?
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:36 am
Because he doesn't exist?
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RE: Why won't God heal amputees?
June 4, 2020 at 6:37 am
(June 4, 2020 at 6:36 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Starfish can regrow entire bodies. Fishermen used to chop them up and toss them overboard when they found them eating an oyster. That just resulted in several new starfish.
IDK, maybe starfish kiss God's ass better than humans?
The starfish god actually likes them.
The human god doesn't.
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