Our planet has seven billion people, many of whom are starving, or caught in civil wars. Others who live in wealthier parts of the world are greedy and corrupt, only caring about themselves. There are diseases that kill, and diseases that cause billions of people suffering and irritation. Natural disasters sometimes takes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, some with families and young children. Wars take the lives of millions. Genocide millions more.
While all this is constantly happening, God does nothing. He doesn't lift a finger to stop a natural disaster. He doesn't intervene in genocides, and millions are butchered. Drought stricken countries don't get rain, and while God could make it rain, he doesn't.
But, we are told that he really does care! He sends us prophets once in a while. So, while we could really use some food in areas where people are starving, or maybe have God eliminate disease from the world, God's idea of helping us out is to send a prophet who will tell us how great and powerful of a guy he is. Gee... thanks.
But, he also allows the creation of hundreds and thousands of mutually exclusive religions to form on earth! How do we know which ones are telling the truth? It would be nice if God came down and told us once and for all, maybe by giving a press conference on video. But has he showed up? No. He is content to let humans remain confused and ignorant as to what he wants, and being forced to resort to faith in one religion or another. Wow, how lucky we are!
He seems content to allow the world to continue to be populated by the stupid, evil, cruel, violent, foolish, and insane, to name but a few of the messed up folks we are so blessed to have on our world - and, God is content to allow genocides, natural disasters, wars, famines, floods, droughts, to name but a few of the massive list of problems that plague our species...
She's got the power to help us, but she doesn't. Does God take humanity seriously, at all? Does she care?
While all this is constantly happening, God does nothing. He doesn't lift a finger to stop a natural disaster. He doesn't intervene in genocides, and millions are butchered. Drought stricken countries don't get rain, and while God could make it rain, he doesn't.
But, we are told that he really does care! He sends us prophets once in a while. So, while we could really use some food in areas where people are starving, or maybe have God eliminate disease from the world, God's idea of helping us out is to send a prophet who will tell us how great and powerful of a guy he is. Gee... thanks.
But, he also allows the creation of hundreds and thousands of mutually exclusive religions to form on earth! How do we know which ones are telling the truth? It would be nice if God came down and told us once and for all, maybe by giving a press conference on video. But has he showed up? No. He is content to let humans remain confused and ignorant as to what he wants, and being forced to resort to faith in one religion or another. Wow, how lucky we are!
He seems content to allow the world to continue to be populated by the stupid, evil, cruel, violent, foolish, and insane, to name but a few of the messed up folks we are so blessed to have on our world - and, God is content to allow genocides, natural disasters, wars, famines, floods, droughts, to name but a few of the massive list of problems that plague our species...
She's got the power to help us, but she doesn't. Does God take humanity seriously, at all? Does she care?
