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Well, volcanoes come under the subject of seismology
Tell that to my 8 year old child who was raped. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of children dying of starvation in Africa. tell that to a 9 month old dying of cancer. Tell that to an elderly person who lives in more pain than you can imagine in your lifetime. People are bad? Some maybe. But its not as many as you think. And most people are damned good people.
First you would have to prove there is sin. I personally do not believe in the concept. I believe people make mistakes, some more grievous than others. I have never done anything harmful to another person in my life, with the exception of hurting other's feelings, such as my parents, a friend and lovers. I am not trying to insult you but this notion of sin is one I simply find to be no more than coercion on the part of Abrahamic faiths.
But oil drilling and extraction are the current humane activities while volcanic eruption is as old as the earth age.
No disrespect but while it may be rubbish to you, for many of the more radical Muslims, killing all unbelievers is what is taught in the Qu'ran. I disagree with it completely of course but you cannot deny the actions and propaganda forwarded by the Jihadists or ISIS. I applaud that you don't see it that way but many others do.
From a Buddhist POV, or at least this is how I view what The Buddha taught, yes, murder is a mistake. Its a choice. We all have choices to make. The man who raped my daughter made a grievous mistake and paid for that, karma-wise, with being placed on the sex offender registry and time in prison. Not enough IMO but that was the law. I choose to do no harm, to the best of my ability. All of life is a choice. We can choose to get up each day or not. We can choose to eat, marry, and yes, even murder or steal or have slaves. It is totally up to us.
What bad things do you speak of? We cannot control nature, such as you mentioned earthquakes or tornadoes but we can try to control global warming or reducing the sheer number of children being born, which in some cases, such as the Duggars, etc, is flat out stupid (IMO), but we can choose to do what is right for the collective of humankind. We can choose not to murder, or steal, or harm. The 'bad things' you mention are choices, insofar as it relates to choices the humans make.
Did you? You use the pronoun "He". Have you evidence that God is a "he"? Do you even have proof of God at all?
Good? Then I suppose you are fine with children being murdered and raped and married to 60 year olds at the ripe old age of 8. Mother of Zeus...this kind of post scares the crap out of me. I wish you the best in life but in this incredibly rare instance, you are going on ignore.
I absolutely agree with you and have said this repeatedly in defense of the Muslim faith on this forum for quite some time. I have many Muslim friends who I admire who believe as you do, if this is an indication of what you believe. In fact, one was beaten nearly to death simply for being Muslim, as there are too damn many racists and bigots in this country. I loathe racism and bigotry and prejudice.
Some illnesses and disabilities can be the result of choice. Such as someone who smokes and gets Lung Cancer or someone who eats too much fat in their diet and they acquire heart disease. Also disability can be the result of reckless behavior, such as disregarding proper body mechanics in one's job. And global warming can and has been the cause of many natural disasters.
Yes, they can be as I noted in a previous post to you. Cancers can and are at times the result of human choice. Lung cancer being one example from smoking or working with asbestos, etc. And global warming has resulted in ice bergs melting, causing a rise in the overall temperatures of the oceans which then lead to disasters, such as hurricanes, typhoons, and so on.
I am truly sorry to hear of your wife's ill. I pray (no offense intended as I don't pray as the Abrahamic faiths do, I merely offer my thoughts to the concept I consider God which is more like energy) that she gets well and suffers no ill effects. Namaste to your wife and to you.
I strongly disagree. Years ago, I had a breathing issue and had to go to the ER. I had the usual xrays and was told I had a mass which they considered to be cancer. I was scheduled for a biopsy. I went home and we did a sing...I am NA and its a kind of prayer vigil... and when I returned to have that biopsy, there was nothing there. And we compared the xrays btw...to be certain there was no mechanical issue. There was not. Bottom line, IMO, God (as I view the concept) most definitely did intervene with that.
No I don't. I don't support children being murdered nor raped nor married by old men.