Related to a recent conversation I had with someone a few days ago....
I really, really hate the "God intends" mindset. It's probably my #1 pet peeve where religion is concerned--especially when someone responds to the news that your grandmother is suffering severely under cancer with, "Everything happens according to God's plan."
Gee, great. It's great to hear that our minor tragedies here on earth are justified and that our tiny little lives are perfectly disposable, because God is working on some project to which we all just so happen to be a component. Really, thanks. That makes me feel a lot better. I'll go stop being an atheist now, so I can be pleased by the news that my grandmother is lying in bed in her own blood and stool.
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I really, really hate the "God intends" mindset. It's probably my #1 pet peeve where religion is concerned--especially when someone responds to the news that your grandmother is suffering severely under cancer with, "Everything happens according to God's plan."
Gee, great. It's great to hear that our minor tragedies here on earth are justified and that our tiny little lives are perfectly disposable, because God is working on some project to which we all just so happen to be a component. Really, thanks. That makes me feel a lot better. I'll go stop being an atheist now, so I can be pleased by the news that my grandmother is lying in bed in her own blood and stool.
(Sorry for the rant.)