Hostage to fear

[Spacetime]

Question #2:

Would you agree that it's a good thing that you have freedom to make moral choices regarding abortion or premarital sex, etc.?

Again, I get that freedom from a system designed with humanism in mind... not religion. Oh... and you're welcome for those freedoms you enjoy, by the way.

Ah...so it is your position that God should never have allowed a single child to die from hunger, is that correct? Should he miraculously provide food for every child, and if so, how would He do that exactly?

What about the elderly? Should God ensure that no elderly person ever dies alone or in need of an expensive medical procedure? Or is God a murderer because He created plaque that builds up in our arteries and causes heart disease?

Or what about motorcycle accidents on wet pavement? Is God a murderer because, after all, He KNEW that the cyclist would be along in an hour or so...and yet, He allowed it to rain making the asphalt slick right on that curve with the heavy guardrail?

A young mother of three is driving home with a van full of kids and swerves to avoid hitting a dog...she loses control of her vehicle and crashes into a tree and dies of massive head trauma. But God knew this 40 years ago when he allowed the seed of that tree to take root and grow in what would turn out to be a very bad spot for her. Is God a murderer?

Where, exactly, do you draw the line between what God is and is not responsible for?

Ummm... I don't draw a line? You're the one that believes in a god. God isn't any of those things because he doesn't exist. If your god exists, he is all of those things. However, since I don't believe in your god, the point is that you make excuses for a murderous, jealous child-like tyrant. It is not upon me to describe the thing you believe in. I don't know what you believe individually. Corporately, I can assume you believe in the apostles creed, the basic attributes of god, etc., based on you calling yourself a Catholic.

So your answer is... I don't bother drawing a line.