I’m an atheist. So why can’t I shake God?

[scoobysnack]

Very well could have been a coincidence, but that's seriously a true story. I remember thinking whoa, did that happen because I prayed or what. Honestly I don't remember why I prayed, because I wasn't the one to pray that much especially something like not having to rake the leaves. It stuck with me though as something to contemplate. Normally the leaves blow in the wind from yard to yard, but my dad actually congratulated me on the great job, even though I didn't do anything. Strange thing there was leaves in other people's yards.

So what you're saying is God has time to blow the leaves out of your yard, but no time at all to help kidnap victims or starving children?

God: Oh, sounds like Scooby is praying to me!  He doesn't want to rake the leaves.  I know I'll blow them out of the yard, and then he can lie to his dad about doing the job himself.  Hmmm... wait a minute, a little girl has been kidnapped and is about to be murdered?  She's praying for my help... which do I help... which do I help.... I think I'll help Scooby.

Haha, I know it sounds crazy. I wouldn't say God doesn't want to help everyone, but there is free will, which allows people to do bad things. Just because they happen doesn't mean God wills it to happen. He doesn't want it to happen at all, but earth is a place for learning, and through pain people learn lessons, which effect the universal consciousness of us all in hopes that we will learn to prevent those things to happen. Just like a parent doesn't want their child to get hurt, the child will experience life and through pain learn a lesson to avoid that in the future. It's part of life and learning. Do you get upset when a carnivore kills it's prey? It's the circle of life and nature.

Check out this for the purpose of life, this will be helpful:

http://www.near-death.com/science/research/life.html

Of the info from Edgar Cayce about the purpose of life:

http://www.near-death.com/paranormal/edg...igins.html