Japan Earthquake - An Act of God?
Posted on: March 15, 2011 - 5:18pm
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Japan Earthquake - An Act of God?
Okay, I know there aren't many theists here but, I'm wondering if anyone has heard any of them actually give credit to god for the Japan earthquake and tsunami?
Weren't there some who said god caused Katrina to come down on NO because of their wicked ways?
I just can't comprehend anyone actually believing that there is a being who would intentionally wipe out entire cities...and countries. 
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
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http://www.endtimeprophecy.net/Blog/?p=502
Yet, at the same time, as a Bible-believing Christian, I don’t doubt that God is in control of this situation, and that He has His reasons for allowing these things to happen at this current time, and so suddenly and altogether no less. There are no coincidences with God. He has a reason for everything that He does, or everything that He allows to happen. Thus, I am convinced that these events were an Act of God
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.politics/browse_thread/thread/fafd68e3d4e7389b/93f6aebd6cae45b2?lnk=raot
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Lol. Here's one.
http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/29114
Our revels now are ended. These our actors, | As I foretold you, were all spirits, and | Are melted into air, into thin air; | And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, | The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, | The solemn temples, the great globe itself, - Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, | And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, | Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff | As dreams are made on, and our little life | Is rounded with a sleep. - Shakespeare
If there are any women who died while pregant, then God would be a hypocrite, and any Christian should be asking himself if the God of the bible, is actually the devil himself, impersonating the creator.
Which would also indicate that God is limited, because he cannot defeat the Devil...
I keep asking myself " Are they just playin' stupid, or are they just plain stupid?..."
"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy" : David Brooks
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Read that thread. That is one messed up person. IF I believed in a god I definitely wouldn't be protecting/validating it, I would be apologizing for its sadism. I guess I just care more for my neighbors than a theist that believes that another human could possible deserve such pain and tragedy. More appallingly, use that pain and indignity to further their recruitment of more people/souls.
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I need a mind-numbing break from work so...
From the link you posted:
So... you think a god caused all this destruction and is expecting all of these victims to get down on their knees, give thanks and worship him?
Sick.
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
WTF is wrong with these people???
'OH, my god is a loving god, to those who love him...well, except if they happen to be in the way of his path of destruction, then it is all part of gods plan to cause pain and suffering to those who worship and love him.'
I repeat: WTF?
...and, what about all the dogs, cats, cows, pigs, chickens, goats, squirrels, birds, fish, trees, grass, and bugs etc... that were destroyed? What did they do to piss off this god of delusion?
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
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There was nothing 'sudden' about this event, it's been in the making for thousands or millions of years. And although the people of Japan were prepared, No amount of preparation can save you from an earthquake or tsunami of this magnitude if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Shit happens, that's all there is to it. Your imaginary god had nothing to do with it.
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
...Oh, wait. We tried that once and you people brought him back from the dead.
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
Sick delusional and FUBARed
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Interestingly, some people noticed that there is no looting in Japan.
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/?hpt=T1
I would suggest this is because there are so many atheists there. Probably people in Sweden would behave in a similar way. The reasoning of theists can probably go like this: if God allows for such events to happen, who am I to not just loot a tiny bit.
A loving God, would have to be a woman, if there had to be a God.
No if's, and's, or but's about it.
Well, it all started with a bunch of limp noodled men, who felt inadequate, in comparison to women, and felt ashamed, and afraid of the sexuality and sensuality that women ooze by simply breathing.
That's not love.
Loving women, epitomize love.
These dust sucking, camel fucking haters couldn't cope, so they invented an imaginary 'Chuck Norris', and pretend that Chuck could never become weak in the knees.
As if....
I keep asking myself " Are they just playin' stupid, or are they just plain stupid?..."
"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy" : David Brooks
" Only on the subject of God can smart people still imagine that they reap the fruits of human intelligence even as they plow them under." : Sam Harris
Well, I wouldn't credit it to atheism, rather the general collectivist society they've built that encourages public order and unity as a high virtue.
I'd say you can use it as an argument about how religion is superfluous to morality though.
Everything makes more sense now that I've stopped believing.
The Christian God shares some personality traits with animal abuser Michael Vick in that they are both sociopaths who enjoy watching others die from drowning.
You're not the sick theist I thought you were.
Going back to my sewing cave now....
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein
That may be related to the economic situation rather than the religious standing, but I never miss a chance to demonize the religious
Edit: I see mellstad pointed this out
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According to Jean Calvin in other posts here, God was punishing them to serve as an example to us.
This is like a bank robber holding a kid hostage to get the teller to open the vault.
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Dog stands by injured friend in Japan...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42110347#42110347
So sad!
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1- There is No God. (Atheism)
2- There is a God, But he doesn't give a shit about us anymore than some microbe on a distant planet (Deism)
3- There is a God, and he's a sick, twisted, narrcisistic, sadistic asshole who makes us suffer to make some kind of cosmic point... But he loves us (Theism)__________________
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Isn't it obvious Japan was hit? I mean, the people are murderous, Christian hating savages. I heard they also like to tear down churches and rape christians, because they are infested with devils.
Oh, wait. I confused Japan with basically EVERY NON-SECULAR NATION that was NOT hit by a catastrophe.
Also, Katrina hit the USA. Haiti is basically Christian (they have voodoo as well, but that's like Paul telling the greek that the unknown God is Jahweh, to ease the transition).
Signature ? How ?
Here's a condensed version of what's been happening:
http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/29080
I don't know if I'll ever get used to the way a retail business works...one day a $150 sale, the next - nothing.
I'll probably end up with ulcers before it's all said and done.
'Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.' A. Einstein