(April 28, 2012 at 1:44 pm)Faith No More Wrote: And here you go precisely proving my point that you only see one side of things. Many people do not want to live and are miserable that they are alive.
When I say people, I am generalizing most people. I understand some people want to commit suicide, but generally people don't and are glad they are alive.
Quote:So it is childish for me to believe that an all-loving god wouldn't kill kids with cancer?
No it's not childish, I was stating child like as in analogy, that you see things short sited as a child does. The analogy if you read further was stating we perhaps are growing out of what we are. So compared to what we are in the future, it's like we thought of children.
With diseases and illness there becomes medicine. There is scientists whom research to find solutions.
This itself gives opportunity to society and individuals. A person might become a scientist to help stop cancer.
It also put's on the sport the resolve and patience of the individual suffering from cancer, and the family around that person.
At the end, in the long run, if the individuals suffered honourably, their sufferring is not in vain.
Now you mentioned children. Even Children can act honorably and develop their character.
I admit children dying is a good argument against developing character argument, because they are not given the opportunity for that to the extent of others, but, again, this may not be the only world to develop character.
Perhaps there is a continuance of worlds were our will will be pushed to develop honourable traits.
