Is God Responsible for Natural disasters?

[KayOS]

Assuming God exists, why do people want to blame them for natural disasters. Surely these things happen because of the physics and geology of our planet.

If you are still addement that God has a hand in natural disasters, then we enter in to the blame game. Do we blame the devil for perpetrating disasters? God for not preventing them? Or ourselves for incurring the wrath of God?

 

[Madhuri]

Well, God IS nature...so...
However I do not conceptualise God-as-nature as being contemplative in what, where or when a disaster will occur. Nature has laws; it is not playing games with its inhabitants. I think that it is silly that people think that what happens to them is either a blessing or the wrath of God.

 

[zenzero]

Friend KayOS,

Is God Responsible for Natural disasters?

If you can show me that person you call god then shall appoint a detective to find out if he is responsible or not.
Personally find no god anywhere. Everything around is just energy which keeps changing forms vide natural / unnatural disasters and other methods.

Love & rgds

 

[Falvlun]

Assuming God exists, why do people want to blame them for natural disasters. Surely these things happen because of the physics and geology of our planet.

Well, assuming the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God exists, then he's the one who created physics and geology how they are.

If you are still addement that God has a hand in natural disasters, then we enter in to the blame game. Do we blame the devil for perpetrating disasters? God for not preventing them? Or ourselves for incurring the wrath of God?

Responsibility, perhaps? At least in Christianity, it seems that God likes to place all the blame squarely on humans, so it's only fair that humans can blame God if they want.

 

[Valjean]

Not a sparrow falls....

 

[phishface]

I've been blaming the god of techtonic plates lately

 

[TimothyA]

"Natural disasters" are part of the natural Order. No natural disasters, and we would be living on a dead planet. Therefore, in a way, it is the Gods' "fault" these things happen. However, I disagree that a god would, with intent, cause harm or allow harm.

 

[Falvlun]

"Natural disasters" are part of the natural Order. No natural disasters, and we would be living on a dead planet. Therefore, in a way, it is the Gods' "fault" these things happen. However, I disagree that a god would, with intent, cause harm or allow harm.

So, do you believe that god does not exist, or that all this suffering is merely unintentional?

 

[TimothyA]

So, do you believe that god does not exist, or that all this suffering is merely unintentional?

I believe in Gods (plural), and that suffering is an unavoidable fact of the mundane world.

 

[Falvlun]

I believe in Gods (plural), and that suffering is an unavoidable fact of the mundane world.

Thanks for the clarification; I have a couple of other questions.

How does this jive with your previous statement that you do not believe God would, with intent, cause harm or allow harm to happen? Do you believe that god(s) are incapable of stopping the harm? If they are capable to stop the harm, and harm- as we both acknowledge- exists in this world, then aren't they intentionally allowing that harm to happen?

 

[Mr Cheese]

Yes, everythign is God's fault...

even kittens

 

[Falvlun]

Yes, everythign is God's fault...

even kittens

I'm just sayin', if he wants to get credit for rainbows and puppies, then he's got to take the blame for earthquakes and cancer.

 

[lupus]

I'm just sayin', if he wants to get credit for rainbows and puppies, then he's got to take the blame for earthquakes and cancer.

I agree - people are only too quick to Thank 'God' for 'miracles' and good things like the development of medical science but if anything bad happens its either just natural or humans must have done something bad. It really can't be one without the other. Either 'God' is everywhere overseeing our every word and deed and looking out for us....but sometimes gets a bit 'cross' and kills thousands of people....or he (she/They/wahtever!) doesn't exist and disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunami's are to do with changes in the earth's surface or weather.

 

[Reverend Rick]

Even the insurance companies call these things "Acts of God".

Myself, I like to think the unseasonable snow during the global warming summit was a nice touch.

 

[Falvlun]

Even the insurance companies call these things "Acts of God".

Myself, I like to think the unseasonable snow during the global warming summit was a nice touch.

Yeah, because God is really concerned that oil and coal companies might earn less if humans employ cleaner ways of creating energy.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Myself, I like to think the unseasonable snow during the global warming summit was a nice touch.

yes global warming is JUST about things getting hotter...

 

[TimothyA]

Thanks for the clarification; I have a couple of other questions.

How does this jive with your previous statement that you do not believe God would, with intent, cause harm or allow harm to happen? Do you believe that god(s) are incapable of stopping the harm? If they are capable to stop the harm, and harm- as we both acknowledge- exists in this world, then aren't they intentionally allowing that harm to happen?

I'm sorry. The way I use the word God, when not referring to a specific God, it is as in Divinity or Godhood in general. I do believe that Gods maintain the Cosmic Order. Therefore, while they may be capable of stopping harm, they are most likely not in a "supernatural" way.... and yes, they do allow harm. It is a condition of the mundane world. These are only disasters because there are humans here to perceive them as disasters. The occurrences we are talking about are part of the continuing health and evolution of the planet. They happen because they have to happen.

 

[Reverend Rick]

Yeah, because God is really concerned that oil and coal companies might earn less if humans employ cleaner ways of creating energy.

I take it you are not a friend of coal then.

 

[Falvlun]

I'm sorry. The way I use the word God, when not referring to a specific God, it is as in Divinity or Godhood in general. I do believe that Gods maintain the Cosmic Order. Therefore, while they may be capable of stopping harm, they are most likely not in a "supernatural" way.... and yes, they do allow harm. It is a condition of the mundane world. These are only disasters because there are humans here to perceive them as disasters. The occurrences we are talking about are part of the continuing health and evolution of the planet. They happen because they have to happen.

So would it be fair to say that these gods are more like stewards of the universe, rather than its architect?

 

[LittleNipper]

Well, God IS nature...so...
However I do not conceptualise God-as-nature as being contemplative in what, where or when a disaster will occur. Nature has laws; it is not playing games with its inhabitants. I think that it is silly that people think that what happens to them is either a blessing or the wrath of God.

I disagree. GOD is the CREATOR of nature. He is not nature. GOD created the environment, but that doesn't mean GOD is the environment. GOD's creation was once perfect (according to the Bible). GOD called it good. JESUS said, "Only GOD is good." However, that was said by CHRIST in human form, present in a human body on a corrupted world.

Satan is presently still in charge of this planet, though the battle is over and the future is assured that he will be cast into the Lake of Fire. GOD is in control, but HE is allowing what happens to happen to the completion of HIS plan.