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Alexander The Atheist: Religion Kills
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H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
I think the parents just badly and mortally misunderstood.. like the story of the woman in the flood turning away boats because she was waiting for divine intervention, when God replied that he'd sent the boats.
Right, but the problem with that is you end up with the attitude the previous pope had. After getting shot and having to undergo several hours of surgery, he said that the Virgin Mary was guiding the bullet. So no thanks to the doctors and surgeons who actually saved his life, but thank some invisible force that managed to steer the bullet away from vital organs yet failed miserably from steering the bullet away from the actual pope himself...
H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
I think that's entirely different. what the Pope said is a meaningless statement at best. The whole saint thing is a very dodgy interpretation anyway but then that's a whole other story.
He wasn't saying the surgeons weren't needed. He was saying he was lucky the bullet hit in a place that meant his life could be saved. Saying it in a way that wouldn't be superstitious but in keeping with his beliefs. It's a throwaway comment as much as "thank my lucky stars". 
Simply yet another example of the futility of prayer and faith, I suggest.
But it won't register with the parents.  A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
 (March 23, 2009 at 6:24 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I think the parents just badly and mortally misunderstood.. like the story of the woman in the flood turning away boats because she was waiting for divine intervention, when God replied that he'd sent the boats. Which just demonstrates religion's way of stealing credit for the good that real people do.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
::Blogs:: Boston Atheism Examiner - Boston Atheists Blog | :  odcast:: Boston Atheists Report (March 24, 2009 at 6:51 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote:(March 23, 2009 at 6:24 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I think the parents just badly and mortally misunderstood.. like the story of the woman in the flood turning away boats because she was waiting for divine intervention, when God replied that he'd sent the boats. *thumbs up* I hate when something happens, and people say thank god. Whether there is a god or not, god had nothing to do with it, somebody made a choice to do something which led to the good thing happening.
Cher
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