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Article #127Re: Jesus said, "Keep your subject lines short and to the point."
From: somatovisceral
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 17:27
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 17:27
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Noah Little wrote:
> somatovisceral@yahoo.com wrote:
> > So dear Christian, please tell us in a forthright manner what logic
is
> > there that can reconcile the unjustifiable suffering in our world
in
> > the presence of an all-mighty, loving God who has an active
interest in
> > our affairs. What are the possible explanations for this that you
have
> > alluded to but have not provided?
>
> I can see that you've given this a lot of thought, yet not quite
enough.
>
> It begs the question a bit to posit that God must behave according
> to *your* expectations ("active interest in our affairs," thereby
> implying a requirement to dabble).
>
> And it's a sadly earthbound perspective that leads humans to the
> arrogance of assigning "good" or "bad" to events that may be neither,
> in the larger scheme of things.
> --
> Noah
> Not necessarily a Christian, but then not necessarily not
It's a mystery! Now that's a "satisfying" know-nothing answer.
Well since there is no other perspectives than our own maybe we
shouldn't be talking about the existence of entities that cannot be
talked about. Any such talk is meaningless and I'm most happy to call
Christianity a meaningless religion.
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