I love this kind of argument. Let's see how obnoxious I can get with the answer.
Free Will
God works in mysterious ways
The argument that a god (does not have to be the christian God whose name is not known) would save us from our own folly is laughable. The last time God chose to save the world from the folly of man, he flooded the world.
The theory that we should not concern ourselves with the environment because God will save us reminds me of a joke... (which I will tell poorly)
There was a flood down south, and as the rescue workers were evacuating those stranded by the flood they cam across a particularly pious man sitting calmly on his roof. He refused assistance saying, "The good Lord will provide." Later a second boat came along to try and rescue the man, but again he refused saying, "The good Lord will provide." As the water reached the man's neck, a helicopter flew over and offered him a rope ladder, but again he refused.
The man finally drowned and went to heaven, where he asked God, "Why did you not save me Lord?"
God replied, "I provided you with two fine boats and a helicopter, what more did you want?"
Just because we expect a miracle does not mean we would recognize it when it comes.
FWIW I'm probably a deist, I haven't checked lately.
Merlyn
Magickal Engineer and Technical Metaphysicist
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