Guess I'll keep those inflatable rafts and my hip-boots! Thanks for the warning!
On Jul 28, 6:00�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > By what method do you attribute good fortune to a deity and why would > you be singled out of all those with misfortune? � Isn't it more > likely that good fortune is simply be a matter of cause and effect? > You wouldn't have the fortune were it not for others before you > setting wheels in motion. > > Many gods were wrathful and destructive in non-christian religions? > Have you read the bible lately? > They say that Jesus is supposed to be coming back soon and it seems > he's really pissed off and many heads are going to roll, much more > than those who drowned in the flood, you remember the flood of > course. � You can research the other wrathful and destructive events. > > On Jul 28, 4:56�am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Our steak dinner represents a slaughtered beast!//I don't have an > > explanation but thank God for good fortune and implore God during > > troubles- maybe it's just a childhood habit. I don't argue with your > > view but don't know how to explain it. Many gods were wrathful and > > destructive in non-Christian religions.// You left out wars and human > > corruption so humans have been unable to create "the best of all > > possible worlds'.//I wouldn't have gotten very far designing a world- > > you should see my "to-do" list! :-) > > > On Jul 27, 8:13 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Rigs, I always hear about a All Knowing, All Powerful, Omniscient and > > > Omnipresent God, the Great Creator. But tell me how is it that the > > > creation is so totally flawed and full of imperfections? > > > Protecting creatures by having them slaughtered by wild beasts? What > > > a plan! I guess that's why whole cities get consumed by volcanoes and > > > whole towns crumble to death under the stress of an earthquake, keeps > > > the population down. Floods, droughts, mudslides, forest fires, > > > hurricanes, tornadoes, disease, aging and a slew of other "bad ideas" > > > make this creation the "I want my money back product". Bad > > > engineering! > > > > Ask yourself, "If I were a great creator how would I do it?" and see > > > the difference! > > > > On Jul 27, 7:42 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Maybe predator/prey was a Creator's way of protecting His creatures > > > > which balanced things out pretty well till man interfered. ("Watership > > > > Down"- book and film) > > > > > On Jul 27, 2:28 pm, rabbitKiller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I disagree with God being willing to please every living creature. Is > > > > > God for the Lion or the Zebra? If Zebra lives then Lion starves. > > > > > > What if a thriving humanity destroys nature? Wouldn't God prune the > > > > > branches to save the tree?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
