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FangsNfeet -> RE: "Acts of God" Riddle (7/21/2005 4:11:26 PM)
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well L & M, I acctually have a whole series of agnostic beliefs myself. I've only pointed this out for the understanding of the Christianity Biblical beliefs. After all, the concept of pergatory wasn't invented untill the Great Plauges of Europe to explain what God had instore of all the Children that died. It has been agreed by others that religion has been invinted to controll the mass populace. As horrible things happen that's out of Mans controll, new inventive ideas to add to the invention of religion had to be placed as to please the populace and keep a somewhat order of things.
If you want to belive more in Nature rather than religion, one can concieve the idea that no one species should over populate the earth as it causes catastrophic environmental damages. Thus the invention of diseases and disasters for the earth to cleanse itself.
But let's all remember one thing. For the most part we know where most of these natural disasters occur. We know the areas of tornedos, earthquaks, hurricanes, floods, land slides, fires, and such are most pobable to happen. Yet ppl still stay in these environments. Cali, Florida, Oklahoma, along the River. So wake up people and get a clue. When you know where the danger is, why do you still live there? Is it still Gods fault when you are already aware of the dangers? Let's look at all the people who live right under volcanoes and Mt St Helens. Whoe's fault is it for dyeing on that one?
Other than that, we all are aware of the possibilities of a Big Meteor whipping the Earth out. I don't know much about Gods Will on that but according to the Bibles discription of his creation of the universe, free will and randomization where thrown into the mix to make just about anything possible. And though I really don't belive in the Jewish Mythology of Noah's Arch, I won't dissagree that the earth hasn't been flooded a time or two in the past 5 billion years and that it's probable to happen again as well as another ICE AGE. The flooding according to the story of Noah did do good.
On the final note. None of us can live forever on earth. No matter what we prcieve in what comes after death, the Earth cannot support immortality and the continueing process of creating new life. The resources just aren't there so ppl have to die. So we are made to be able to get old, die of diseases, and natural disasters. As to why greater powers made us this way in benounced to me but perhaps thats where the ideas of faith come in to play as well.
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