(October 7, 2014 at 6:25 pm)freedeepthink Wrote: The story is a testament to the underwhelming power of religion. It has nothing to do with "us vs. them". The point of the post is to highlight the unarguable and blatant lack of supernatural intervention. How can people actually think that there is a moral god while their god is watching an innocent child die while his followers are worshipping him in church? I guess they will each individually and as a church try to rationalize that issue. i just don't know how anyone in the congregation can feel like their god will intervene on their behalf if he didn't protect that child.
I guess these stories are a little more shocking to me as a new atheist. More informed atheists are probably familiar with hearing these stories about believers suffering from the consequences of reality while not receiving miraculous intervention.
So I imagine are most Christians. They write books with title like "When Bad Things Happen to Good People." Though that particular book was written by a Jew.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
