That's Rabbi Kushner, I think. If I remember right, he said God was there to
sustain us when we call upon him, not to do favors or answer requests. God's
will is fiction -- life is indeed a crapshoot.
From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] After death
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:50:11 -0400
I once read a book titled 'Why do bad things happen to good people'. It was
written by a Religious leader a Rabbi, Priest or whatever. The gist of it
was that God put us here and that was that. He did not believe in Divine
intervention. Much like your post Amy. One of my mottos is 'Life is a crap
shoot'. You get what you get - deal with it. I have to laugh when people
attribute everything to God. 'A tornado was coming and we took refuge in
our church. All the other buildings around us were destroyed but not our
church! That's because God protected us.' This same type of thinking
happens when the church was demolished by the tornado and everyone inside
was killed. 'It's all part of God's plan. We don't understand it but we're
sure He has a reason for this'.
Prayer may comfort you but IMHO it won't affect the outcome - nor should
it.
Dan V
At 06:07 AM 4/15/2007 -0700, Amy Davis said something that elicited my
response:
>Everyone has their own opinion on this, I am sure. So here is mine. I
have NO IDEA! I know there have been times in my life when it has been
influenced by a guidiance or spirit or GOD. I think all religion have the
same basic principle. Believe in a higher power. Be good to one another.
Basically be nice!
>I know when bad things happen everyone says why did God let it happen.
And that things, like becoming a quad, happen for a reason. I kind of think
that is bull. I think accidents happen to good or bad people. It is how you
deal with the situation that makes it ok or hell to deal with. You can
become a quad and sit and dwell and get pissed at the world or feel sorry
for yourself. I know everyone has these feelings sometimes. But you can
also use your experiences to make a difference for someone else.
>Life does not always come out like we plan. But it is like going on a
trip. The fun part...the most exciting parts are the ones that were not
planned. Like getting lost or finding a neat place that you did not know
existed along the road. If everything went as planned it would be kind of
boring to know what was coming next every single second of our lives. The
good parts are the parts that we did not even know was coming.
>I am not sure what exist in the afterlife..but I know there is no harm in
being a good person. If there is a God...I know that he does have a sense
of humor. And I am sure we keep him entertained here. And a lot of the
times I am sure he is shaking his head and wondering how we do the things
we do to each other.
>Ok..I have rambled on and still have not figured out if there is an
afterlife or not. I know that I intend to make the best of this life. The
rest....well, I will find out when I go down that road too.
>Amy
>
>andrea murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g285x4sUKoo>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g285x4sUKoo
>
>
>
>omg -- that's some f'd up stuff! "thank god i" have not been brainwashed!
>
>=jessica
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