Why does God allow violent deaths?

Question

LIke Princess Diana's car crash, or Steve Irwin's death

Answer 1

death is a curse brought on by man's fall from grace. be it violent, accidental, or otherwise. God, through the sacrifice made by his Son, Jesus, has provided for us life everlasting.

Answer 2

Because there isn't a "God" as you have been led to believe through your bible studies. When you start to become better educated, you'll realize that behind all truths, there must be proof. Science has this uncanny way of getting to the truth by experimentation, not passing down mythical stories, editing out portions that don't seem apropriate at the time and end up some vague version of the original.

"God" is life. It's an energy force that surrounds us, that's inside of us, that is in all living things, if you will. It's gravity, it's carbon, it's air, water, minerals, plants and everything else this universe is made of, including the sting ray that killed Steve Irwin. God didn't do that. God didn't kill Princess Diana. Man did.

If you want to get a basic understanding of what God is, take a genetic biology class, for starters. Then, see how that sparks your interest in science and go from there. In the mean time, take care of your planet because that is what God is.

Answer 3

Because he gifted people with Free Will and that's a part of that free will. It's unfortunate, but if God only gave us good things, then that would take our Free Will away from us. Violent deaths such as Diana's car crash and Steve Irwin's death were a shame, but they also taught lessons to people and that is what life is all about - lessons.

Answer 4

The best book I have ever read on death, whether by violence, disease, or accident, is When Bad Things Happen to Good People, written by Harold S. Kushner. You may not accept everything Kushner projects, but you may develop some of your own concepts and insights. No one has an absolute answer.

Answer 5

Because God, if it exists, has nothing to do with the choices people ultimately make because, according to the Judeo-Christian version of God, we all have free will. It's not up to God to allow or disallow any of the things that happen on this earthly plain.

Answer 6

Maybe it wasn't God allowing it, maybe it was Satan. Why do you feel celebrities are any better than the average person. I do believe that in the Middle East right now their deaths are a bit more violent. But do they not count because they are not in the famous spotlight?

Answer 7

Don't forget the 6 million Jews Gassed by Zclon-B during WWII, sounds pretty violent to me. Consider this:

The mere existence of evil in the world makes the existence of a benign god impossible: if god were omnipotent, he could eliminate evil and if he were benign, he would want to do so...another way of saying this:

If god is able to prevent evil but is not willing to prevent evil, then he is not benevolent.

If god is willing to prevent evil but is not able to prevent evil, then he is not omnipotent.

Evil is either in occordance with god's intention or contrary to it. Thus, either god cannot prevent evil or he does not want to prevent evil.

Answer 8

God does not interefere in the natural course of Karma

What is painful and cruel in our eyes may not be as such in His eyes

By expecting God to be kind helpful and loving...are we not trying to impose our own morals on HI M???

Answer 9

why is this a philosophical question ? all your answers are in your bible . all your questions should be in the religious section . furthermore you shouldn't believe in such things in the first place . open your mind , don't limit your mind . with religion all answers are simple ; 'god's' will .

Answer 10

we're animals. for the most part we don't have violent deaths. think about the rest of the animal kingdom. eaten alive. we don't have it rough.