Thoughts like, “this might be all part of God’s plan,” or “there are no accidents in life,” or “everyone on some level gets what he or she deserves”—these ideas are not only stupid, they are extraordinarily callous. They are nothing more than a childish refusal to connect with the suffering of other human beings. It is time to grow up and let our hearts break at moments like this. — flight747
1. If you have a religious faith, then it erodes compassion.
2. In view of tragedies, your religious faith spurs you to say, “this might be all part of God’s plan”, “there are no accidents in life,” or “everyone on some level gets what he or she deserves” (Which are not only stupid but extraordinarily callous).
C Thus, your religious faith erodes compassion. (1,2 MP) — flight747
one should not continue believing in God due to the problem of evil thorughout the world — flight747
How harmful are you really? Is hitting people, or even killing a few brutally worse than leading a million into darkness? — All sight
He doesn't know what his arrogance is costing. — All sight
for the reasons I've already given, — All sight
Not about just leaving everyone alone, and not oppressing them, or harming them, or telling them what to do! — All sight
Being the cure, and not the poison. — All sight
How your actions have consequences much more far reaching than you realize. This is why all of the power is always in your hands, to be a light unto the world, and all that. That's what morality is about, what kind of karma you generate, how your actions have consequences. — All sight
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