RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any ?
October 10, 2018 at 6:24 pm
(This post was last modified: October 10, 2018 at 6:32 pm by KevinM1.)
And just for completeness' sake, because apparently Google is too hard for some to handle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracles_from_Heaven
Heh.
I think what I find the most humorous about these miracle claims is what's actually left unsaid. Suppose these stories of miraculous healing are true. It really doesn't paint an appealing picture of their god, does it? I mean, first of all, god makes these people suffer horrible afflictions. But, worst of all, there's no pattern to those he supposedly cures. For every cancer kid that was 'saved' by a church full of people praying for them, there are many more that simply die too young. For every devout believer that can miraculously see after slowly going blind, there are many more who are at least as devout who simply lose their vision altogether.
And we're supposed to view this capriciousness as a positive quality? As something enticing to believe in? As evidence of good character from a purportedly divine source?
Please.
(October 10, 2018 at 6:20 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(October 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: It wasn't the brain, it was the 'stomach' (actually, intestines). And, in the movie version at least, the condition does have several treatments (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal...procedures). A quick search for what the book was about doesn't mention the actual diagnosis, but I don't care enough to do a deep dive.Wait wait wait, stop the presses. Who cares about some second and thirdhand miracle story making the rounds and churning profit through credulous moviegoers.
Regardless, there's nothing precluding these things from being yet unknown natural phenomena. Indeed, I'd say it's far, far more likely that it's that rather than some god randomly saving a child from something they afflicted that child with in the first place.
Am I reading this right, up above...Kristy. You once were blind, but now can see....miraculously?
Heh.
I think what I find the most humorous about these miracle claims is what's actually left unsaid. Suppose these stories of miraculous healing are true. It really doesn't paint an appealing picture of their god, does it? I mean, first of all, god makes these people suffer horrible afflictions. But, worst of all, there's no pattern to those he supposedly cures. For every cancer kid that was 'saved' by a church full of people praying for them, there are many more that simply die too young. For every devout believer that can miraculously see after slowly going blind, there are many more who are at least as devout who simply lose their vision altogether.
And we're supposed to view this capriciousness as a positive quality? As something enticing to believe in? As evidence of good character from a purportedly divine source?
Please.
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