(June 27, 2019 at 12:12 am)Rahn127 Wrote: And then when the person does get sick, as we all do at some point, it turns into "this natural virus made me sick, but god will make me all better. It's part of his plan."
It's never "God caused me to get sick. It's a good thing we have modern medicine to help me get better."
In their eyes, god is only the cause of good things, but if he does cause a horrible thing to happen, then it's simply part of his plan and the horrible act is forgotten.
This man killed this other man.
It's ok. It was part of his over all plan to kill several people. Just trust in this man's plan. In the end you'll see all the good that came from each of those murders.
It's just ridiculous
These are the mental gymnastics that Christians do on a regular basis in order to rectify the tragedies of mankind with the so-called benevolence of god inside of their heads. It's so obvious when you're on the outside looking in; you see how ridiculous it sounds but it seems that they actually believe what they're saying or at least say it with enough conviction that you're convinced they do.
It's insane, honestly. And these same Christians would see the ridiculousness in their "logic" if they considered the same line of reasoning in defending the actions of "Allah" or "Zeus" or some other god they consider fictional. Unfortunately, many Christians live in echo chambers and never have to face the uncomfortable challenge of having their views disputed by others. Many Christians only interact with other Christians; going to church, going to Christian summer camps when they're young, going to Christian schools or even just living in neighborhoods heavily populated by Christians (some places are known as "good places to raise a Christian," etc.) and so on. These people often insulate themselves from the real world, especially when there are kids involved because they don't want their children exposed to "the temptations of the devil."
Absolute insanity.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
