http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011/11/mother-of-suicide-girl-on-twitter-blames-law-enforcement/
And I couldn't help but think of all the other cases I've seen before, and then contrast that with some of the Christian platitudes? Lectures? I have had the... opportunity to hear. Or at any case be present in the car whilst they are playing. "Whatever you ask for God will provide" ; "God takes care of his flock"... or the more personal "I've heard testimonies where God has touched people directly" - "I was in a wheelchair, but after prayer I could walk again" - "I am clinically obese, my arteries were clogged, but we held a prayer group and now my arteries aren't clogged"...
The list could go on and on. And it does.
And as said in Matthew 10:29 "Two Sparrows for 2 coins, very cheap. Support local industry"
http://bible.cc/matthew/10-29.htm
Hah, no. "Two sparrows for a coin. Yet not one falls without God's will"
And of course the helpful explanation at the end of the page extrapolates "The argument is, that if He takes care of birds of the least value, if He regards so small a thing as the hair of the head, and numbers it, He will certainly protect and provide for you. You need not, therefore, fear what man can do to you."
Yes, certainly protected and provided for. Unless you appear to be from a lower economic strata, or somehow, your religion might not be the one true one. If that is the case, well screw you buddy it seems.
So, if I could ask, why are some uplifted, and others suffering so terribly? What is the reason? God moves in mysterious ways? God only showcases his benevolence to those who have the good sense to be born into decent countries, in the proper neighbourhoods? What is it? The ways are very mysterious.
Or are is God sitting by because it is not as described in the books? That it is a trickster god having their own little fun with a bunch of flesh puppets?
Or is something else? That we are not watched over by a supposedly benevolent, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God but are instead an evolved species of ape, who has gained higher cognitive functions. And this is just what happens with 7 billion of us all living on a rock as it orbits a massive fusion reactive sphere, that some of us are just fucked up, and sadly some who don't deserve it suffer. But at least those that commit suicide because they see no help nor recourse are not condemned to a further eternity of suffering, but have found some respite in death at least.
It might be a cold empty void, but at least when bad things happen, you don't ask the void why bad things happen and assume an air of mystery. No, bad things happen because some people haven't reached much more past their monkey status. And that means those that have, must do their best to intervene. What a pity humans can only do so much. Only Human. As Agent Smith of the Matrix would say.
I have heard the charge that atheists must be a miserable grim lot, who fail to see the beauty or work of God. I personally wonder how one feels so chirpy knowing that this sort of stuff occurs and then going on and on about benevolence and favour etc...
Religion is a coping mechanism at the end of the day. Obviously quite an effective mechanism given its prevalence, but if I had to sum up this half ranting article, it would be this:
If there are any theologians, or religious people out there who could give me a theological answer to why some people get screwed over royally in life but others just have to pray for it and receive abundantly from their Deity of choice, I'd really like to know. Especially when the common attributes of most deities seem to be "Benevolence, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence".
Also feel free to point out any errors in the rant.
Until next time.
"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
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