tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432876511595341459.post8782538871044030763..comments2023-06-26T10:24:22.223+00:00Comments on The World Through Shaded Eyes: God Is Dead. Let Me Tell You Why.Miles Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913791916895940235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432876511595341459.post-90883578284116487522008-06-01T04:19:00.000+00:002008-06-01T04:19:00.000+00:00When you prosper and rich and have accomplished a ...When you prosper and rich and have accomplished a lot of things in your life, all the credit and glory is yours. You say, <B>I did this</B>. It was not luck, it was not fate, and even less God. <B>I am the one who is great.</B> Nobody else but me. <BR/><BR/>But when a war breaks out, or you go to Iraq and kill people you say... <B>God is dead. He should be punished and buried alive!</B> It was not ME or another human being who started the war and killed people. No! <B>It was God.</B><BR/><BR/>There are people calling themselves Christians and then kill and then go around killing the Jews or the people in Iraq. They kill and start a war in the name of God and thinks he's doing it to please Him. The truth is, how can they even know what pleases Him? They don't even talk to Him!<BR/><BR/>Your problem is not about God not doing anything when things go wrong. It's you not wanting to face the truth that you and your fellow human beings are fully responsible of all the suffering on earth. Blaming God is a much easier way out.Dinar P. Wiria-Atmadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241532074330829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432876511595341459.post-18652192656031311192008-04-10T10:24:00.000+00:002008-04-10T10:24:00.000+00:00You make some very valid points here - while I am ...You make some very valid points here - while I am a Christian I most certainly disagree with the abuses so rampant in the religious community. To the division and fear, the marginalization and discrimination against those who are perceived as "different", I join you in saying good riddance! I believe that believers seriously strayed in this regard.<BR/><BR/>However I do disagree with your take that the loss of God and religion equals a complete shift into reason. Certainly, numbers of agnostics and atheists out of the closet has risen sharply. BUT at the same time, the gap left by Christianity/religion in general is also rapidly being filled by fresh esoteric bullshit. In a sense, Christianity has been like the bacteria in your mouth - sure its unpleasant, but it creates an environment that prohibits the growth of worse bacteria. Similarly, with church attendance dropping, shamans, druids, alternative healers and the like are doing booming business. While science and reason is certainly on the rise, another part of society is heading straight back into the dark ages where astrology, soothsaying, drowsing and homeopathy is seen as just as valid as real science.<BR/><BR/>People will always choose a comforting illusion over a harsh truth as far as I can tell. Take away the one and they will grab another.Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.com