Sahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoA third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s planwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square278fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down123
arrow-up1552arrow-down1external-linkA third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s planwww.independent.co.ukSahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square278fedilink
minus-squareGremour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoThat is convenient. This way you can explain anything you like. I think, Sam Harris said “it’s like playing table tennis without a net”.
minus-squaresaimen@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThat’s the point of religion. Providing some kind of psychological comfort by giving answers to questions we can’t answer.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoBut we can answer the question of why god allows bad things to happen: god isn’t real.
That is convenient. This way you can explain anything you like. I think, Sam Harris said “it’s like playing table tennis without a net”.
That’s the point of religion. Providing some kind of psychological comfort by giving answers to questions we can’t answer.
But we can answer the question of why god allows bad things to happen: god isn’t real.