Why do bad things happen to good people?

[lowselfesteem]

annaa said:

BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOD.

Amen to that ;D

[gSteve]

Because life is shit

[gLoo]

why can't bad things happen to good people or vice versa?

not evey good person is good all the time and not every bad person is bad all the time...

[annaa]

aquakrod said:

not evey good person is good all the time and not every bad person is bad all the time...

You're right. But some people are dominantly bad, and some are dominantly good.

Basically, this whole topic is about injustice, and I fucking hate injustice.

[iroseiroared3]

Therefore, we have to look at out for each other, because the earth isn't going too.

I don't know if I think that's true.. I think we $#@! each other up more than the rest of the earth does (assuming we don't live among wild animals and such).

I've always felt God was there with me. Now I feel a little lost from Him but I'm sure He's still there.

I guess to me God can be said to be your conscience, or the things that you know you should be doing (not necessarily good vs. bad but if you know you're supposed to be a doctor but you become a teacher instead). And I've felt that if you go along with what you know is right, then you will ultimately win and things will all work out for you. So sin then is going against that. But then by saying all that people will say there's no God, it's all in your head. But some coincidences are too weird to explain.

As for the suffering children, etc., I don't know why. I don't know why things don't work out for them if they pray hard enough or whatever. Sometimes I feel like God is with me and will give me duties to carry out to help the people who He can't watch over.. because maybe there are just too many, and I am one of the chosen ones. Or maybe I'm just totally delusional.

[pansy]

maybe because we're not really good, we just think we're good.

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lsdima said:

LMAO,,,, I love that site,,,, have to order a few of them.

[MrNice]

the rewards shall come in whatever, whichever kind of afterlife you believe in.

yeah, keep wishing

[Samantha]

wagnerr said:

"Man is a natural creature that behaves unnaturally." I don't know who said this first, but i think it is absolutely true. And for me, this simply proves that mankind was created and did not simply evolve naturally on earth.

Wow, you thinking something to be true is what you use for proof?

I don't know what SOL stands for but as an atheist my take on the purpose of my life is to make the best of it while I still can. Not sit around hoping it will all work out in the end.

I love people for who they are, not because I fear eternal damnation.

I help others through humanity not obediance.

I love my life because it will never be again. I see it as precious and wonderful, not as some elaborate entrance exam.

[airburst]

papdancer said:

I don't know what SOL stands for...

It stands for "shit outta luck."

[MrNice]

the rewards shall come in whatever, whichever kind of afterlife you believe in.

the rewards for what? for having a shitty time?

For Athiests, it means you are SOL, and i don't what the point of your existance is in the first place.

atheists are going to get the same rewards as everyone else

[gLoo]

annaa said:

Basically, this whole topic is about injustice, and I fucking hate injustice.

umm.. so injustice in life? who said life was supposed to be fair?

wagnerr said:

lsdima said:

yeah, keep wishing

I will, and thanks for demonstrating complete lack of respect for all believers of the world, oh Great Wise Lsdima, Thine Who Transcends Space Time Itself And All Realities. ;D

nobody KNOWS for a FACT if there are or aren't any rewards in the afterlife...

you are only living one life,no?

[pnoopiepnats]

My profound answers

Shit happens

Sometimes you are the bug and sometimes you are the windshield.

[GreenFerret]

aquakrod said:

umm.. so injustice in life? who said life was supposed to be fair?

The "who said life was supposed to be fair" line is crap. Why should anyone be content to accept the fact that some people can afford personal jetliners and some people are living in squalor? Whether it's anything that can be changed or not, there's no question that the situation sucks. In between those extremes there are plenty more example of unfairness--and though for the most part we just have to suck it up and live with it, that doesn't make it any better.

No one said life had to be fair, but neither did anyone say we had to like it.

[GreenFerret]

wagnerr said:

For Athiests, it means you are SOL, and i don't what the point of your existance is in the first place.

I believe you have forfeited your right to complain about disrespect with that lovely little line.

I will, and thanks for demonstrating complete lack of respect for all believers of the world, oh Great Wise Lsdima, Thine Who Transcends Space Time Itself And All Realities. ;D

Why he didn't bow down before your mighty insight, O Russ, Mouthpiece for God, is beyond this mere mortal's comprehension. For someone who's so quick to tell other people to simmer down and be civil, you're awfully quick to unleash your condescending sarcasm on people who disagree with you.