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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (921512)	2/18/2016 10:00:04 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) of 1576513

Is that really something you want to be telling both the survivor and the grieving neighbor? Think of the converse....do you want to follow an irrational thought process and assign indiscriminate, random acts of death and pain to "God" while ignoring a more obvious and logical explanation? Isn't that unfair to "God"? Instead, he chooses to strengthen his own faith in God and draw upon that strength in order to make a positive effect on those he serves. To me, that makes a stronger statement about humanity than someone who would rather believe in the "god of random chance." Ok...so your point is that the idea of a good God helps people be better human beings...maybe...there is certainly enough history and current events to suggest otherwise...nor is it obvious to me that religion is the only vehicle to morality and humanity. Furthermore, since, as I believe, a good God is a human creation, it follows that morality and compassion are also general human traits which become more acute as our ability to think critically evolves...it therefore follows that irrational thought, religion, stands directly in the way of better humans. Look to the middle east for examples. Al

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