Hey guys,
I like this thought. It shows that the 'common good' or 'right thing to do' may be bigger than our wants and needs. Very interesting.
Hey EvF, This is something we have bumped against on the other thread. God, hypothetically, is mature enough not to let the silly little pain (physical or emotional) of one or a few human creatures bother it. Being god is hard work, and you don't think every Tom, Dick and Harry doesn't want money for nothing and no more pain? It depends on what is 'right'. I don't think god could put a stop to it, since the suffering is part of the system, the machine of life. I don't think he should, since where would that leave us? As the Buddha said, the first noble truth is that 'life is suffering'. God can exist with all of the evil in the world, to me they are very separate. God may have made life. A big part of life is the battle between good and evil. To have that dichotomy we need a lot of pain and a lot of happiness. I just think it is silly to assume there is no god because of all of the suffering. I think you may be deeply misunderstanding the nature of gods relationship and responsibilities to us. But I may be wrong.
Thank you for sharing and listening. Take care.
-Pip
Quote:Hypothetically speaking: What if 'god' cared more for the planet as a whole than any one individual or group of individuals?
I like this thought. It shows that the 'common good' or 'right thing to do' may be bigger than our wants and needs. Very interesting.
Quote:Wouldn't God care about ALL the suffering? (especially a lot of the really nasty stuff that isn't simply something that 'helps you grow') Couldn't he put a stop to it? IF he existed, shouldn't he?
Hey EvF, This is something we have bumped against on the other thread. God, hypothetically, is mature enough not to let the silly little pain (physical or emotional) of one or a few human creatures bother it. Being god is hard work, and you don't think every Tom, Dick and Harry doesn't want money for nothing and no more pain? It depends on what is 'right'. I don't think god could put a stop to it, since the suffering is part of the system, the machine of life. I don't think he should, since where would that leave us? As the Buddha said, the first noble truth is that 'life is suffering'. God can exist with all of the evil in the world, to me they are very separate. God may have made life. A big part of life is the battle between good and evil. To have that dichotomy we need a lot of pain and a lot of happiness. I just think it is silly to assume there is no god because of all of the suffering. I think you may be deeply misunderstanding the nature of gods relationship and responsibilities to us. But I may be wrong.
Thank you for sharing and listening. Take care.
-Pip
