They say; Why would "God" cause bad things to happen to good people? Why would "God" make storms, and murderers and catastrophe etc?
Why do they never ask: Why would "God" bless everyone with life and a working body (most)? Why does "God" give good luck to bad people? Why do good things happen to bad people?
It seems that sometimes they blame God for all the bad things but never acknowledge him for the good things. Ex: I heard once that a baby was dropped from a very tall height but instead of dying suffered only a few scratches! It was a miracle...but no one credits God for these things. Somehow God is responsible for "bad things" and non-existant when it comes to good things. We never thank God when something good happens; instead it was our OWN doing. But lo, when something bad happens it's all HIS fault, not ours?
(Im not saying all atheists do this..im just sayig it doesn't make sense)
Peace.
2007-08-28 11:15:27 · 33 answers · asked by justmyinput 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
agreed. and alot of questions i see on here are like the "should i set my alarm clock tommorow or pray to God to wake me up?" Okay thats a pointless question... All it is doing is making fun of someone elses beliefs and just trying to prove there on onesided opinion that deep down inside they know is not right
2007-08-28 11:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by -x GuitarGuy x- 2 · 2⤊ 9⤋
If you actually talk to an atheist you'll know that the whole "why do bad things happen to good people" thing is not what they base their beliefs on.
To me, I don't see how people can blindly follow Christianity without seeing how EVERY lesson in the Bible has already been taught by other religions. If you take a history course, you'll learn that ancient civilizations made up wonderful stories to explain the unexplainable which is exactly what the Bible does.
Also, if you look at the religious progression in the world compared to politics and government, they move hand in hand. The pope in the early days would fund wars, appoint leaders, etc. And someone will undoubtedly says "well that's why we moved away from the Catholics". Yes, but Protestants aren't any better. Religious groups invest a lot of money in politicians and new laws reflect their interests.
The widely popular King James Bible was a political move by King James to show he was not against Protestants unlike his predecessors.
So I don't believe because I've read more than one book in my lifetime. I have an open mind. I see the parallels in history, politics, and religion. I'm not afraid to think for myself.
Religion kills a thinking mind. You become a drone.
2007-08-28 11:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by acatisacomintogetcha 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Atheists don't blame God for anything; they do not believe he exists. The don't credit him with anything either, for the same reason.
When you hear "Why would God . . ." people are asking rhetorical questions. They are not saying credit or blame. A rhetorical question is one where you don't actually expect an answer, you are making a point in the form of a question. And when I use lines like that, I say things like bad things happening to good people AND good things happening to bad people. To me, this is evidence that IF there is a cosmic justice, karma, call it what you will, then the only way to have justice is to believe in reincarnation. Things may be out of balance in a single lifetime, but get balanced when viewing all the person's lifetimes together. Christians, on the other hand, postulate a heaven and a hell to redress the balance. They have their way; I have mine.
What's yours?
2007-08-28 11:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
oh, puh-lease! i've known almost nothing but atheists all my life and i've never once heard anything this stupid out of them about why they don't believe in god. this is called the "straw man" argument: characterize your opponent as a fool so you can easily knock him down. if you don't believe in god, why ever would you blame "him" for all the bad things and not the good things? isn't blaming de facto acknowledgment of his existence? have you actually ever met an atheist or are you just blowing smoke from a certain lowly orifice?
2007-08-28 11:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by ellarosa 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because believers do the opposite, and they claim their god is a good and loving god - which is impossible, given the horrors it created. IF (and I'm not granting it does) your god exists, it is AT BEST amoral; that is, neither good nor bad, but clueless or unconcerned about human suffering.
BTW, we DO ask why good things happen to bad people; why your supposedly good god rewards real a**holes with nice cars and houses and hot girlfriends, while good decent guys get the crappy end of the stick. We ask all the questions, and we find your answers illogical.
2007-08-28 11:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am sorry but no Atheist would say those things because we don't believe in god. What an imaginary creature does and does not do, it irrelevant and moot.
There is no god to be mad at or blame for anything. You do not appear to know what an Atheist is.
2007-08-28 11:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Uh, maybe because that runs alone the lines of your god caring about people like it's supposed to, therefore duh it would do that good stuff?
But if it's so good, then why does it do bad things...
Plus, we don't "acknowledge him for the good things" because we don't believe this "god" thing exists. Therefore, what good happened was not caused by a "god."
Asking about the bad things is not blaming...nor is it even believing that it did it...it's just trying to point out some of the absurdities in the belief...
2007-08-28 11:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
It is the response to people using nature to explain god. Some people are trying to counter balance.
Plus, I would expect an all loving god to bless us with beautiful things, but babies being murdered and starved seems a little off to me.
2007-08-28 11:28:47 · answer #8 · answered by alana 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
By your 'logic' god is responsible for the good things. And he is also responsible for the bad things.
So praise god for the good things. But when a child dies from diarrhea (worldwide leading cause of death for children under 5) we should praise him for that too??
If god gets credit for the good things, then he has to take the blame for the bad things.
Either that, or its all random. Which is far more logical than imagining god prefers one child (that he saves) to others (which he kills).
2007-08-28 11:25:02 · answer #9 · answered by hypno_toad1 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The point is, to emphasize that there are two sides just as you indicate. Believers are already running around crediting every act of good fortune to god, so people like me are just trying to interject a bit of reality by reminding you of the random bad stuff that would also be caused by god under your model.
2007-08-28 11:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by wondermus 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Atheists do that because of Christians constantly focusing on how good God is, and never explaining anything. "God is good, all the time! God blesses those who follow him!" This is true, but we never explain how the world became corrupted by sin. So atheists don't understand how the Christian definition of an unequivocally good God matches the obvious reality of a world that has bad parts. How could a good God create something bad?
The answer for me has always been that God created evil so that we could choose between loving sin and loving Him. He wanted our love, and love means nothing if not freely given. When we choose not to love him, we automatically choose evil. God is good, but God desires our love, and to be loved by us he had to give us a choice. We just tend to make the wrong choice.
2007-08-28 11:24:13 · answer #11 · answered by Nina 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋