I think we are here to learn - and there is much to learn through adversity. I think we create our own world with our own thoughts.
I used to live in the world of public schools and medical doctors - cubicle career and nightly news - and I have given it all up. We invite violence and mayhem in our homes with dinner and bed time news. We invite the problems of the bored and uninspired into our lives when we listen to people complain at work all the time. We jam ourselves into our "mandatory role" in society and then wonder how we got stuck down here with all the crap. We believe that we cannot live a healthy life without chemicals and stress tests and nonsense.
The world is what you make it - what we all make it - and every one of us who buys into hatred and lack and tragedy helps to perpetuate it (and that includes the worries as well as the haters themselves). God sends whatever we dwell upon in our hearts and minds - that's all. None of it good, none of it bad - all just things - then we come along and perceive and label and interpret ourselves into a hole very often times.
So to simply answer your question - God provided us this planet and the stuff that happens on it is part of the coming to be and passing away and not that which truly abides. I think God gave us this planet and said "go play - go learn" and we do - so in a way, yes. Heaven awaits the faithful when school is over.
Peace!
2007-02-06 16:56:08
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answered by carole 7
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Based on my beliefs I can answer with an assured no that this is not what the Lord had in mind for us. He had in mind perfect unity with Him in a perfect world where no evil ever existed. But then there was a fallen angel who wanted to be like God and so he denied God and set himself up as a "god" like figure who is now called Satan or the "prince of this world." He hates God and because he is so unoriginal he decided to ruin what God had already created. So playing off of the already created "free will" of humans he made Adam and Eve believe that they could also be "like God" telling the difference between good and evil if they ate the "forbidden" fruit, so they ate and then they realized their error and we as humans are their descendants and have been fighting the battle with sin ever since. But God has not forsaken us, He has given us His Holy Spirit to help us to continue to discern between good and evil and to be able to become a part of His "body" on earth. Proclaiming His love and mercy to all so that we can have communion with Him again and begin to restore our beings to the perfection that God had in mind in the beginning. The problem is that we still have free will and Satan is still using our free will to convince us to "eat" our own forbidden fruit and deny God. Because Satan wants us to reject the truth and believe that this is how God left us. He points all the blame to God. When in reality it was never God's intention. And in the end Satan will be defeated and there will be no more war, death, crime, or hate. I hope this helps a little I know I can ramble sometimes. I hope you find what you are looking for, I know this question has been asked for centuries and it is still being asked. There is an answer I hope you find the right one.
2007-02-06 16:50:59
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answered by Always Hopeful 2
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No but She and He (Radha and Krishna) knew we would misuse our free will and then we would get the Karma (reaction to our actions) so their is no injustice. Their are laws of material nature and they act. So one has to know them or they get burned. He keeps trying to inform us But we are foolish and stubborn. Killing is killing and we keep supporting killing by eating Innocent animals. Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita. As it is Translated by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada- " As long as thier is animal slaughter, their will be war and famine." So we have to stop supporting this if we want peace. An so much other karma we keep incurring by causing others harm. So we cant Blame God. Any way this is not our real home He Knew we would misuse our free will and end up suffering and that suffering which is the impetus to call out to Him and ask for how to get out of this material world. When one fully surrenders to God they give up all material desires and at the end of life return to the spiritual world, where their is no more suffering.(only one fourth of the souls come here.) want more details go to harekrishnatemple.c Onces you understand then you have peace.
2007-02-06 16:54:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Of course not. God is not a he/she. You must not know God at all if this is your thinking?
Recommend you spend a little time each and everyday in the Bible thereby gaining wisdom of God. You will soon find that God is a God of Love. Everything God has done for us is out of Love. Take a look around you? See with the eyes God has given you. Not the eyes of this world that Satan makes to look through.
Satan has done all the evil, not God.><>
2007-02-06 16:51:24
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answered by CEM 5
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This is not what He wanted for us, but this is the way it has to be.
I spend a lot of time thinking about God, The Logos and the beginning of creation. And I know my answer opens a can of worms, but I just feel in my heart that this is not how it was supposed to be. He created us to be perfect, and He loved us so much! I mean He gave us everything! All of His creation that He gave to us! Is that not enough proof of His love for us?
2007-02-06 16:46:23
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answered by rezany 5
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Absolutely not. However, because of Satan's rebellion and Adam's disobedience, this time of tolerating wickedness is necessary for the administration of justice and the opportunity for those with the right heart condition to recognize their need for Godly guidance. Do not give up hope.
2007-02-06 16:46:09
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answered by Sparkle1 6
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no
on the other hand , if you believe that the bible is the true word of God then...it seems he did not have a problem with slavery
2007-02-06 16:40:32
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answered by creole lady 6
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No! The sinful humand heart has created these things.
2007-02-06 16:49:32
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe that God weeps when he sees his children doing these things to each other, as any parent would.
2007-02-06 16:45:46
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answered by Laurel W 4
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uh....no...not at all! He wanted us to come down to earth to learn for ourselves and to test us. He hates that all this bad stuff happenes but its to prove to ourselves how we want to live our life and if we want to ge good. In our pre-earth life we chose to have our free agency and that is what some people chose is to live their life like that. But we will all "pay" or be "rewarded" in the end of how we lived our life here on earth.
2007-02-06 16:43:04
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answered by Candi Gurl 2
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