Does God take humanity seriously?

[Willamena]

all evidence suggest she doesn't though...

And equally that she does...

 

[waitasec]

And equally that she does...

no not really, unless you concede to favoritism

 

[Willamena]

Okay, you start... What is the evidence that she doesn't take humanity seriously?

 

[waitasec]

Okay, you start... What is the evidence that she doesn't take humanity seriously?

really?

 

[Willamena]

really?

D'uh?

 

[Willamena]

no not really, unless you concede to favoritism

Yes, we are favoured by having the tornados destroy our homes, the tsunamis pulverize our shoreline cities... It happens.

 

[waitasec]

D'uh?

98% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct...

 

[Willamena]

98% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct...

And 100% of species that exist aren't.

 

[waitasec]

Yes, we are favoured by having the tornados destroy our homes, the tsunamis pulverize our shoreline cities... It happens.

how is that doing us a favor..?

 

[waitasec]

And 100% of species that exist aren't.

so...?
then you concede to favoritism.
as in preferential treatment

 

[Willamena]

so...?
then you concede to favoritism.
as in preferential treatment

Yes. We who exist are preferered.

As are those who don't exist.

 

[Willamena]

how is that doing us a favor..?

Favoritism isn't about what the other guy benefits.

 

[Orias]

She's got the power to help us, but she doesn't. Does God take humanity seriously, at all? Does she care?

I don't know about her, but he most definitely does have the power and he does care.

Though at the same time, its like sitting on the couch caring. Most likely sitting next to her.

 

[Willamena]

Though at the same time, its like sitting on the couch caring. Most likely sitting next to her.

Mostly likely sitting.

 

[Orias]

Yep, you know there's trouble when they get up.

Either that or they are going to the kitchen.

 

[waitasec]

Yes. We who exist are preferered.

As are those who don't exist.

it's called natural selection

 

[Orias]

I dunno if I could call it that :cover:

Since naturally, it would be natural to be not selected either

 

[sojourner]

so what?
doesn't change the fact that religious stories is just a way for mankind to understand he doesn't fully understand.

Yes, and even babies learn very quickly who they are by learning their boundaries. These stories are, in a very literal way, boundary markers for us. Many times, we come to know something by defining what it is not. Again, to dismiss these stories as simply "stupid" is to dismiss the human capacity for sentience and for imagination, both of which are pretty important aspects of the human being.

 

[sojourner]

all evidence suggest she doesn't though...

the sun keeps us warm. The earth feeds us. The sky gives us water. Through the seasons, we learn about the passage of time. Sunsets and autumn foliage entertaiin us. What do you mean?

 

[839311]

the sun keeps us warm.

And gives us cancer. And Droughts which lead to starvation.

The earth feeds us?

And poisons us. Earthquakes. Volcanoes.

The sky gives us water.

And floods. And tornados. Hurricanes. Meteors and asteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs and could wipe us out, or at least most of us. Somehow I doubt God would take the few seconds to redirect a massive meteor on collision course.

Through the seasons, we learn about the passage of time.

Woopty-do.

Sunsets and autumn foliage entertaiin us.

Sunsets are alright sometimes, I'll give you that one. Other times Id prefer more sunlight.

Autumn foliage doesn't entertain me.