KOde, I see that you have responded and I thank you for that. It is my intention to respond to it.
For now I just want to say that I played golf with a man named Henry today in addition to my normal partner Chris. Henry joined us at my invitation because there was a slowish group ahead and there were two pushy guys behind them. I wasn’t going to say anything to him but my partner Chris did and we heard his story.
He retired from the Navy then became a cop down in Oxnard and fought gang members. He arrested 5 Members of a dangerous gang from East LA and they said when they got out they were gonna kill him. So, some years later they did. He fought the biggest one off duty but couldn’t get to his weapon. They slashed his legs and stabbed him in the back and left him on the ground bleeding. As they all stood over him with their pistols drawn, he said let me bleed out. So they did.
But 911 got there in time and saved him. He had to retire on disability. Anyway, it just took me back to the brutal nature of this world.
It raises so many questions, but what it looks like is that we are just a part of nature from this Earth. We are like any other creature fighting for survival. It’s disgusting and primitive.
I don’t understand why God let’s it happen, but he does, So, for me I believe that there is an answer I don’t understand. In the meantime I try to do as wise Solomon says and enjoy the beauty of life that I get to experience.
Guyver,
I haven't read much of this thread, or a lot of your posts, so I can't say I'm very familiar with
your understanding of who God is. I think though if you will engage in a thought experiment
it might very well help you to understand why God does not stop all evil from happening.
Imagine you are a king of a very large country. You are always honest, fair, just, and treat
everyone the same way. You do not make a difference in how you treat the powerful or the
lowly people in your realm. Then one day you are attacked by the number 3 guy in your
your government in a very subtle, very hard to define way. His basic accusation is that
you are unfair and unjust, but he phrases it in a way that makes it seem as if he is supporting
you while he is, in fact, slandering your character. Now, as king you have the power and
authority to kill him, outlaw him, send him to prison, kick him out of your government, etc...
however a whole lot of your subjects and members of your government believe the slanders
and if you take legal or punitive action against him it will seem as if you are verifying his
accusations against you. That is something you wish to do at all costs.
So, what will you do to defeat this guy? What will you do to get everyone to understand that
he is the problem and not you. How can you defeat him in such a way as to make sure no
one ever doubts your goodness again? Just remember that this guy is such a good con
artist that he has convinced a large number of your friends and members of your government
that you are the evil one, and not him. People who have known you all of their lives now
doubt your good intentions, wisdom, and kindness. They view you at best with doubt even
if they haven't come right out in support of your enemy, and at worst have accepted the lies
about you at face value.
