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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (48359)	5/28/2002 12:15:13 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

as though God or nature should follow human standards of fairness. As to God, I've come to believe in my long life that God actually does play fair. I say this meaning that I believe evil is generally punished and good is generally rewarded. I don't mean that such is obvious. For example, OJ may have gotten away with murder, may be living a life of wealth and ease ... but none of us know what torments take place in his mind ... nor is his life yet over. Bad things do happen to good people ... there are mysteries of life we cannot fathom ... some random (?) events seem so unfair ...yet, in my heart, I hold to my belief. It helps to also believe that our existence extends beyond mortal life. Nature, too, plays fair. Every whirlpool or current in the Arkansas River is explainable by the immutable laws of the universe, even though we cannot yet predict them or program them into a meaningful whole. Your mention of "human standards of fairness" is very relevant, as of course God's standards are the ones that count. It is an amazing thing how each of us comes to our own view of the meaning of existence, through some unfathomable amalgam of our intellect, experiences, and what we hear from our hearts.