(July 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: When is it NOT true in life? If a person can't handle a job we don't knowingly leave it in their hands, we find someone else who can do it or do it ourselves.And you do not see this happening with those going into these poor nations and providing relief?
Quote:There's a difference between relative and absolute poverty. If you're scratching out a living from barely fertile ground with hand tools, your standard of living is impoverished no matter how many people are in the same boat as you.If you know this to be true, then why bring up the stat as a point of contrast in your last post?
Quote:Agree, essentially. However, don't be too hard on us. We've managed to bring the percentage of people in absolute poverty from 40% to 14% in the last 20 or so years through the miracle of economic growth. That's seven hundred million raised out of the worst poverty in India and China. Now the fastest economic growth in the world is happening in some African nations. That's not a reason to slack off now though, of course, it's a reason to press on and finish the job.agree
Quote:You're the one placing blame on the 'adult children',Not blame. I am pointing out the lack of in activity in those who have been called to task.
Quote:Why do you believe there to be any fault?Because in this situation 'Fault' is assigned to a God who has not provided an over abunance to all the people of the world, To the end that it is His 'fault' for calling those who do not want to work to feed the starving.
Quote:Seems like a profoundly immoral goal.according to who's standard?
Quote:The sin where the Father leaves two children in a garden with a talking snake who tricks them into eating a fruit the Father said they couldn't have, said fruit containing the knowledge of good and evil so the children couldn't know they were committing a sin until after they ate it; and the Father acts surprised and angry that the children succumbed to the snake's wiles even though he made those children exactly as morally strong and resistant to temptation as they were?The ones that are, and have been repeated by every single person on the planet from the time they were accountable for their actions till the day they die, That would be it!
Quote:God isn't able to provide us with temperance and wisdom without suffering?The question should be; What would we do with wisdom and temperance without the humility suffering/working to alleviate suffering fosters??