RE: God and Distaster
March 14, 2011 at 10:03 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2011 at 10:07 pm by Faith No More.)
(March 13, 2011 at 10:31 pm)Godschild Wrote: [God did create a perfect world, Satan and people like you and me caused the imperfections that are seen in the world.but since God created Satan, you, and me then he is responsible for all of the imperfections.
(March 14, 2011 at 3:30 am)Rayaan Wrote: In short, I don't believe that everything has to be nice, sweet, and perfect for God to exist.
What's interesting is that people who live in poorer countries - which often means a greater number of illnesses, deaths, and natural disasters occurring in those places - tend to be more religious as compared to people who live in countries with higher living standards. They are the ones who see more bad things happening around them than we do, and yet, they still believe in God.
Therefore, I think that hard experiences have an effect of reminding people of God in one way or another, as it happens to me as well, though certainly not the case for everyone.
These people in poorer countries are also uneducated and unenlightened about the world. This is what causes them to become religious, not their ability to see good in god even in disaster. Ignorance is religion's best friend.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
