Why Did God Allow the Holocost to Happen? - Page 4

Twisp · #31 08-24-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Timmy

Or maybe it's just that things happens to people.

That is my thinking, I was stating the obvious. lol

Stuff happens. People deal with it how they need to, be it assigning to a deity, to randomness, or whatever helps them deal with it.

The Holocaust happened because a certain group of people thought another group were not needed.

Timmy · #32 08-24-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

That is my thinking, I was stating the obvious. lol

Stuff happens. People deal with it how they need to, be it assigning to a deity, to randomness, or whatever helps them deal with it.

The Holocaust happened because a certain group of people thought another group were not needed.

Well, I find it hard to believe that God ever allows "harm towards innocents to make a point".

Twisp · #33 08-24-2010, 12:00 PM

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Well, I find it hard to believe that God ever allows "harm towards innocents to make a point".

Tell that to David and Bethsheba's child. Tell that to Job's children and their servants.

Twisp · #34 08-24-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy

Well, I find it hard to believe that God ever allows "harm towards innocents to make a point".

And not always to "make a point" like I said, but if one believes that everything happens according to God' will, then yes, one would have to believe that God allows harm to happen towards "innocents".

I know you probably don't believe that, I am just making the point that it could be viewed that way, if one was so inclined to.

Timmy · #35 08-24-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

And not always to "make a point" like I said, but if one believes that everything happens according to God' will, then yes, one would have to believe that God allows harm to happen towards "innocents".

I know you probably don't believe that, I am just making the point that it could be viewed that way, if one was so inclined to.

Yep.

Twisp · #36 08-24-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy

Yep.

Right on.

OnTheFritz · #37 08-24-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

Right on.

Allows? Yes. Explicitly causes as punishment? Not sure. I say generally not (yet).

Mr. Smith · #38 08-24-2010, 12:17 PM

If Christianity were to teach, as a whole, that the Jews were killed by the million as punishment for rejecting Jesus, I would NEVER be a Christian.

The comparison to hell isn't valid and if you can't see the difference, you have the theology skills of a walrus.

Mr. Smith · #39 08-24-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

Allows? Yes. Explicitly causes as punishment? Not sure. I say generally not (yet).

EVERYTHING that has ever happened in the history of the universe, God allowed.

Aquila · #40 08-24-2010, 12:19 PM

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Not really.

If the majority of Christians believe in a God that will send billions of people to Hell for not choosing Him, why can't Dedicated Mind believe that He allowed 10 million Jews to die for rejecting the Messiah?

I think that the reason millions of Jews died is because political fascists rejected the Messiah.