Colin,

Do you feel better now?  That was quite a thought provoking speech.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: Lightning Strike


> Yes, of course, God did it because God certainly didn't cause the
> lightening...that must have been the Devil that caused the lightening and
> God protected Phil from it...except he didn't protect the power company, 
> or
> the guys who had to fix the power grid, or the gas station who probably 
> had
> to replace a bunch of electronics...odd dude this God...probably because 
> God
> really determines ones eligibility for protective services by how much
> money, influence or authority one has...IE, he wouldn't protect the power
> company against loss in a lightening strike because they're rich and
> influential, but he would certainly protect Phil because he's just a 
> citizen
> who doesn't deserve any harm from lightening.
> If this God is like you say, protective of just one person and not others, 
> I
> don't think I like your God very much.  He seems like a fickle 
> inconsistent,
> unpredictable entity who seemingly just does things at random.
> I just find it so very strange, illogical, unreasonable and down right
> stupid, that out of one side of ones mouth, one says God creates all,
> including lightening, and out of the other side, one says God protected 
> you
> from the lightening...why create something if you then have to protect
> someone from it? seems illogical...but then again, this God seems pretty
> illogical so I guess it's not strange after all.
> I know, I know, we're just human, not meant to understand, and we are
> supposed to have Faith...in other words, we, as Humans, come up with 
> totally
> off the wall crap on what God is and isn't, and we justify our garbage 
> with
> the concept that we are just too far beneath God to understand him.
> From what I gather, God wants to be understood, and actually has gone to
> great lengths to provide clear and concise explanations and reason to help
> us understand him/her and what he/she does, and doesn't do.  But, being
> Human, as I said, we like to come up with our own justifications for lies
> and mistruths and blame it on God.  It's the american mentality after all.
> Americans pray for football, for success in war, for money, for a new job
> for a new car, and for the rains to grow the crops.  They pray for sick 
> Aunt
> mary, and they pray for the lightening not to hit their house.  They pray
> for the poor blind because obviously, the devil caused that, and if only 
> god
> hears those prayers, he might do something about it...even though we thank
> God for creating all things in that same prayer including disease and the
> human condition.
> Contradiction much?
>
> The beautiful thing about all this is that everyone has the right to 
> believe
> what they want to believe...and no doubt, that is thanks to God as
> well...though apparently in some places, he doesn't give a crap and so
> people aren't allowed to believe what they want to believe without harm.
> again, contradiction much?
>
> And now we know why religion and politics are best left to churches, and
> governments and coffee shops and bars, and not to email lists and on the
> air.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX