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Natural disasters - Punishment from God?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Spider" data-source="post: 63600499" data-attributes="member: 331561"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Hello again!</strong> Thank you for your reply! <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/old/wave.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wave:" title="wave :wave:" data-shortname=":wave:" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Yes - the survival instinct is at the very core of </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">every human </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">being.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">'Eternal life' - <u>that's a totally different thing</u>.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If you'd ask me whether I want to live forever:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>I had to say: No.</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I don't agree. There are a lot of other objectives</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">that </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">a person may have without believing in </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">God.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><u>For example:</u></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Be useful</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Help those in need</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Work hard</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Accomplish something that endures</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Get the best education you can get</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Learn as much as you can</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">- Avoid ignorance and narrow mindedness</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">etc.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Unbelievers are NOT solely controlled by</strong></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">their </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">instincts...</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">But humans can never become 100% like </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">god, no?</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Uhmm - OK.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I do not really understand, sorry.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Yes that would be <em><strong>the</strong></em> crucial question, no?</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">That makes sense. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Again, I'm afraid I do not understand.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As good as that sounds - when helping others I </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">do that because </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I feel compelled to do it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">There is the very important 'concept' </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">of honor, </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px">you know.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Spider, post: 63600499, member: 331561"] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][B]Hello again![/B] Thank you for your reply! :wave:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]Yes - the survival instinct is at the very core of [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]every human [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]being.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]'Eternal life' - [U]that's a totally different thing[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]If you'd ask me whether I want to live forever:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][B]I had to say: No.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]I don't agree. There are a lot of other objectives[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]that [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]a person may have without believing in [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]God.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][U]For example:[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Be useful[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Help those in need[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Work hard[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Accomplish something that endures[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Get the best education you can get[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Learn as much as you can[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]- Avoid ignorance and narrow mindedness[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]etc.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][B]Unbelievers are NOT solely controlled by[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]their [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]instincts...[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]But humans can never become 100% like [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]god, no?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]Uhmm - OK.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]I do not really understand, sorry.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]Yes that would be [I][B]the[/B][/I] crucial question, no?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]That makes sense. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]Again, I'm afraid I do not understand.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]As good as that sounds - when helping others I [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]do that because [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]I feel compelled to do it. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]There is the very important 'concept' [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]of honor, [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3]you know.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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