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Atheists & Agnostics

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts) Tue Oct 25, 2016, 08:51 AM Oct 2016

I Had A Plan

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I Had A Plan (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Oct 2016 OP

Yeah but if you blame your OTHER kids for not doing something about the starving ones... trotsky Oct 2016 #1

His ways aren't our ways AlbertCat Oct 2016 #3

I don't recall God being especially merciful way back when I was a pius Konsecrated Kid Kolesar Dec 2016 #4

But, but God isn't evil... uriel1972 Dec 2016 #5

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trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. Yeah but if you blame your OTHER kids for not doing something about the starving ones...

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 09:03 AM

Oct 2016

then it's OK, duh!

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

3. His ways aren't our ways

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:35 PM

Oct 2016

Then what the hell do we worship him for? Why would we even think he as anything to do with us, if you believe his ways are not ours?

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)

4. I don't recall God being especially merciful way back when I was a pius Konsecrated Kid

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 10:05 AM

Dec 2016

I remember praying for forgiveness and humbly requesting not to be thrown in to a fiery pit of hell. I don't remember praying for hungry kids in Kentucky or East Pakistan*.

*That's what it was called when I was little.

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

5. But, but God isn't evil...

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 10:31 PM

Dec 2016

I read that in a title in the "other" place. I couldn't bring myself to read the thread... I just couldn't.

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