2007-07-30 06:41:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
maybe you should take this question over to the R&S section.
2007-07-30 06:51:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rainstar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People believe in the statement that 'god love's you', because they haven't accepted Objective Reality, God springs forth from the primitive limbic system of your brain, the last remnants of your reptillion past. The area where our raw emotions reside, including the irrational belief systems.
The 'religious' experience is triggered by deep depression, starvation, near death, or other highly charged situations. The 'born-again' christian phenomena has a scientific basis....yes, your limbic system. Why has man evolved this mechanism you might ask? Simple...it was a survival mechanism of our cave man ancestors to cope with a hostile and unknown universe.
The cerebral cortex is a more recent development. Here is where our rational and logical thought processes take place. It is here that the atheists have found their basis in reality.
In reality, there is no sentient, omnipresent, omnipotent supernatural being, supernatural entity or force....therefore all the inequities and misery of the world will always persist, some will have good things happen to them and some not, some will blame the invisible entity but objective reality wins all the time....no matter how hard some try to get that limbic brain of theirs to work...sorry
And why does bad things happen to good people all the time? When the tectonic plates crash into each other causing human calamity, they don't worry about Karma, good and bad, evil and riteousness. Life's paths are made up of randon circumstances, some predictable and some not. Most religious people will state that god has a 'bigger' plan for them and humans in general, that we can't know the 'big picture.' Most say there can't be good unless we know or experience the depths of evil.
Is it fair to have predation, disease, deformities, child rape, parasites and evil in the world? If the answer is yes, then with god(s) like that, who need them?
2007-07-31 06:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is not uncommon. It is important to understand some things about suffering and why God permits suffering in order to find your answer.
The Bible assures us that the suffering we see around us is not caused God. The Christian disciple James wrote: “When under trial, let no one say: ‘I am being tried by God.’ For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.” (James 1:13)
Although he doesn't cause suffering he does permit it. The Bible explains why. It all started in the Garden of Eden and a challenge that was made. Most people do not grasp the significance of what happened when Adam and Eve chose to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad. Satan the Devil used a serpent to tempt Eve into eating the fruit. He called God a liar (God said they would die if they ate the fruit, Satan said they would not die, but would come to be like God knowing good and bad) So Adam and Eve joined in a rebellion against God, they didn't want God to rule over them and decide what was good and bad. Ultimately they claimed that humans didn't need God. So He stepped back and has let them have the time to "prove" they can do it all on their own. What has history shown? Things continue to go from bad to worse. The good news is God will not allow this to go on forever. His original purpose was for the Earth to be a paradise filled with perfect humans who are living in peace and harmony. He has allowed time for Satan and humans to "prove their point" They have failed. He is going to step in and make things right.
So now, I hope you can understand why God permits suffering. God does care about you, eventhough he allows you to suffer. I'd like to share an encouraging article with you.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2004/7/1/article_02.htm
2007-08-02 12:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no God. And I'm not even in the slightest bit of agony hilbilly (above me), the only agony I remember is my parents that used to drag me to mass every Sunday. I remember calculating that 45 mins every Sunday, 52 days of the week, for 17 years works out that I spent 663 hrs in that church which in other words is 27. something days of my life wasted. That was my suffering.
2007-07-30 14:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because God loves you unconditionally there is suffering because for the people who don't know god they are in agony
and those who do are patiently waiting for his return.
2007-07-30 14:02:29 · answer #5 · answered by hillbillly15902 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god is a hypocrit
2007-07-30 15:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by slopoke6968 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋