The point I am really making is that it's all too easy for us in our respective comfort zones, to come up with solutions and schemas for this impossible dilemma. It is true though, that with those who do suffer directly in these disasters (man-made or natural) some lose their faith and become hardened atheists, while others find cause to strengthen their faith. However, I sort of feel it's not for us to interpret these situations, which is why I particularly resented that idiot Jensen's interpretation of the tsunami being punishment for 'our' sins. And that's why RL's views are at least honest. The same however, can be also said of Rabbi Apple (in my second link) who at least had the decency to say that we shouldn't presume to really know what this is all about.
BTW this linkprovides a very good summary and description of the dilemma facing religion, insofar as man-made disasters (the Holocaust) is concerned.
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- More facile answers to an impossible dillemma
- re: Blaming God
- The Kingdom of God
- He is at least well reasoned
- The 'faithful' cant have it both ways....
- Actually they can............
- re: both ways....
- well argued
- re: The 'faithful'
- I find it interesting