2007-11-22 18:49:35 · 24 answers · asked by Belzetot 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, and so is tooth decay.
2007-11-22 18:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Drinking too much alcohol gets you drunk -- you did it.
Driving recklessly is an invitation to an accident, if it happens it is what you did by not being reasonable.
AIDS primarily comes from living a life with several sexual partners, and from unprotected sex, with heterosexual as well as homosexual partners -- again it is behavior that you do which exposes a person to unreasonable risks.
These risks in regard to drunkenness, reckless driving, and non monogamous sex would have been avoided by the Christian because of his/her WAY of life. We count this a blessing from God that we are thus taught what is safe and what is reasonable.
So, while you may not say that it is God's direct punishment, it is seen that the Christian who has been raised Christian from birth is protected from these evils and many more.
What you view it as is according to your own philosophy. It sure seems to be a person's own risk-taking that is revisited on that person.
2007-11-22 20:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh.. It's easy to trivialize that argument. But: (be forewarned, the following is based on an unsubstantiated rumor that I myself have not verified) some say that AIDS got to man due to a guy having gay sex with a monkey. In a way, even from a "Spinoza's God" Pantheist Atheist perspective, that's sort of a divine punishment for being really messed up in the head. I'll say this very clearly so everyone follows. Thumbs down commence. People should not have sex with animals. Never should this be permissible. Even should an animal figure out a way to give consent--it is still morally reprehensible. Shower me with thumbs down.
So in a way, if this silly rumor is true, even being an Atheist, I have to say that nature really did teach us a lesson about having sex with monkeys. We shouldn't do it. End of story.
2007-11-22 18:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow, so now you are a believer? :)
No, AIDS is from a virus that came (probably) out of Africa. It is an opportunistic, behavior-affected disease (knowingly and unknowingly). Cutting down on the behaviors that cause infection will reduce infection--that's just common sense and good public health. The fact that it fits in with some doctrines of faith makes sense, though.
2007-11-22 19:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anna P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Islam religion, yes HIV AIDS is the God's punishment for disobeying God's prohibition as stated in the Qur'an.In the Qur'an God spoke that men for women and women for men.Men are prohibited like women and women are prohibited like men in their clothes and attitudes.In homosexualis man for man and in lesbianism is woman for woman.It against the God's will.Anal sex ,adultery and fornication are not allowed in the Qur'an.Humans who disobeyed to those prohibitions will have great sins.They will be punished on this earth by diseases and in the eternal life after death,they will go to hell.
2007-11-22 19:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why would anyone want to punish so many people, especially women and children in Africa? What did they do to disobey his will? Maybe they don't even know what his will is.
2007-11-22 19:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by LillyB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No,I think AIDS,was a man made experiment to punish homosexuals,not to mention cats in labs.
2007-11-22 19:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by Life goes on... 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an unfortuanate disease that most people have lost someone to. It is not a punishment. If it is, kindly direct me to who is being punished with cancer, heart disease, you name it.
2007-11-22 19:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by Todd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no god, no punishment of any sort. It's nothing but nature. Anybody can get infected with HIV.
2007-11-22 19:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No dear.
"AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans,[1] and similar viruses in other species (SIV, FIV, etc.)"
No influence from bronze age middle eastern goat herders fairy tales...
2007-11-22 18:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
If you are a religious person, go read the book of JOB and you'll have your answer.
2007-11-22 19:14:01 · answer #11 · answered by Hawk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋