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I am not offended. But I guess as I see it, we all have free will. God didn't kill those people. Crazy people did. I wouldn't blame it on God. I'd blame it on those crazy people. > ---------- > From: Elaine Goodrich > Reply To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Non PD: To or From God? > > A CNN news anchor stated on September 11 that when a tragedy occurs like > the one that occured that day people naturally seek comfort and hope from > a higher power. Judging from what I have seen on TV and in those around > me, that seems to be true for many people. But I have great difficulty > understanding why. As a gesture of support for my friends and the > survivors in a time of distress, I attended a prayer service in memory of > those killed on September 11. The deity was asked to comfort and have > mercy on the families and friends of those who died. While I wish for > every comfort and mercy for these people, I cannot see why we should want > to ask the deity to see to it. To me, what was being said was the > following: "God, you have killed, or allowed to be killed, several > thousand innocent people. Now I ask you to comfort and have mercy on the > survivors." Does this make sense? A deity who was all-powerful and > all-knowing surely could accomplish both of these things. But surely a > deity who was all-good would never have allowed the first so as to have > to be requested to do the second. Contrary to what the CNN commentator > stated, a tragedy of the kind that happened on September 11 moves me away > from the idea of such a "higher power," not toward it. I cannot take > comfort in the idea that there is an all-powerful deity who would permit > the devastation of September 11 to take place. > > Does anyone else see it that way? I send this not to offend but with > genuine philosophical puzzlement. > > Ken (care-giver) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn