I am pretty sure we can all be in agreement that being burnt alive in an oven would be considered 'suffering'
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:21 AM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Again, to the parent analogy, is there any point during parenthood >> where you would remain hidden while a child of yours suffers? >> >> > YES. Many times, I would imagine. Because often times what the child sees as > "suffering", is actually learning, or what is best for them. When I give my > son his relfux medicine he SCREAMS...he's quite sure he's suffering....but I > know it's best for him in a way that he couldn't possibly understand yet. > > In a similar fashion, many religious people believe that what we view as > "suffering" here on earth is actually just part of "God's plan"....and there > is some greater meaning to it, a meaning that we cannot as of yet fathom. > That's what people mean when they say they are "putting their faith in God's > plan." > > This is also the customary answer to that famous question "Why do bad things > happen to good people?" Answer: "We don't know, but God does". > > -- > Show a little faith there's magic in the night > You ain't a beauty but hey yer alright > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306338 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
