Not sure if this is the right forum to start something like this, but...
I'm sure we've all ran into this kind of person. The one that says "I wanted to commit suicide/I was an alcoholic/I was a chain smoker/I was a prostitute/I was apart of a gang/etc." and claim that a god 'got them out of that situation'.
Personally, I know two(my mom and my BFF at one time wanted to kill themselves) and they both hate it when I in some way tell them that the thing that "kept them alive" doesn't even exist (In other words "If there's no god, how can I still be alive?"). And I'm the kind of person that, especially when under pressure, doesn't always know what to say.
The question is, what would you say to a theist who had a horrible life and is now, I guess, happy?
I'm sure we've all ran into this kind of person. The one that says "I wanted to commit suicide/I was an alcoholic/I was a chain smoker/I was a prostitute/I was apart of a gang/etc." and claim that a god 'got them out of that situation'.
Personally, I know two(my mom and my BFF at one time wanted to kill themselves) and they both hate it when I in some way tell them that the thing that "kept them alive" doesn't even exist (In other words "If there's no god, how can I still be alive?"). And I'm the kind of person that, especially when under pressure, doesn't always know what to say.
The question is, what would you say to a theist who had a horrible life and is now, I guess, happy?
Don’t ask.
