03-11-2018, 01:11 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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Hii Julie 
........are you a "believer" ?
03-11-2018, 01:42 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Yes indeed I'm closest to being a quaker than any other organised religion but I attend mixed faith services when I can too.
Julie, I am so happy to hear what you said, I don't know anything about Quakers, but I have never heard anything bad about them.........good on YOU Julie, I hope you are on my "friend" list.
I need friends like you Julie, you help me to be strong even when the rest of the world is on another path.......Blue x
03-11-2018, 02:13 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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I don't profess to know all the answers Bes, I am sure you know far more than I do. I just go with what I was raised to believe. If a little girl is talked to every day about what is happening in the world and who God is.........she just eventually believes that and it is so programmed into my brain, that I don't really question anything. It is "easy" and it is "comforting" so that is all I need. I don't need to confuse my brain that has been "brainwashed" (if you will.. hahaha) for 75 years (be 76 in December). Yes, I am probably what you would call Brainwashed.....but "is that a good thing"....YES, it is if it keeps me out of trouble, and living a good life ... and happy......
I think I also live a good life. It doesn't, in my opinion, need a belief in a divine, supernatural entity to do so.
What does it for me is all the bad things that happen in the the world that an omnipotent god, if such existed, could prevent but clearly doesn't. Why allow/cause tens of thousand a day, every day, to die of starvation if you had the power to prevent it?
There is only one rational explanation.
03-11-2018, 02:19 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by Besoeker
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Good.I think I also live a good life. It doesn't, in my opinion, need a belief in a divine, supernatural entity to do so.
What does it for me is all the bad things that happen in the the world that an omnipotent god, if such existed, could prevent but clearly doesn't. Why allow/cause tens of thousand a day, every day, to die of starvation if you had the power to prevent it?
There is only one rational explanation.
03-11-2018, 02:22 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by Besoeker
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Good.I think I also live a good life. It doesn't, in my opinion, need a belief in a divine, supernatural entity to do so.
What does it for me is all the bad things that happen in the the world that an omnipotent god, if such existed, could prevent but clearly doesn't. Why allow/cause tens of thousand a day, every day, to die of starvation if you had the power to prevent it?
There is only one rational explanation.
God gave us a "free will" . God doesn't make things happen, Men and Women make things happen....(nor does he prevent things from happening). You are putting a lot of responsibility on His shoulders Bes...you can't blame Him for the mess in this world. We did it! You say many die from starvation........many also live because our Churches send money and food & clothing, but I wonder how many people outisde the Church care about who is starving in the world. Why leave it up to God to fix it. Send money for their food. If everyone helped one family in the world, it would change things, but they don't do it, they just complain cause God didn't do it.
That's it for me Bes, gotta go now.....thanks for the chat, you are a good talker and a good listener.......
Blue x
03-11-2018, 03:15 PM
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Re: If you could ask god one question
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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I don't understand why you believe God can prevent it. But if that suits you, that ok.....
If god exists and is omnipotent he surely could. But doesn't.
If I had the power he is purported to have, I would prevent starvation and natural disasters. Wouldn't you?
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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God gave us a "free will"
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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You are putting a lot of responsibility on His shoulders Bes...you can't blame Him for the mess in this world.
I'm just trying to explain why I don't.
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