Did God hit Florida with Hurricanes?
Thursday October 7th, 2004. This is show #201.
(Christian activist backs off claims...)
Thursday October 7th, 2004. This is show #201.
(Christian activist backs off claims...)
Did God hit Florida with Hurricanes?
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Chileice
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Although there is no way I could know if He did or not, why do you say it is ridiculous? If hurricanes hit Iraq, would you say it was ridiculous? The truth is, meteorologically speaking, those hurricanes were each unusual... especially the last two. Ivan drove right up to Jamaica's doorstep, then made a left turn and stayed at sea, drove right up to Cuba, turned left and missed her and then drove straight across the Gulf and slammed into the U.S.
Jeanne was even more bizarre. It looked like it was going to die out in the middle of nowhere, does a 270 degree spin and drives back to Florida. Now I'm still not saying God did it... but you have to admit it was a meteorological oddity that we haven't seen before. Maybe God didn't like the results FL had in last election and wanted to send a reminder, or can He not do that kind of thing?:think:
God didn't make those hurricanes hit.
So what happened?
Well, the hurricanes just took their course. God watched it happen but he didn't force them to go anywhere.
So...God let the hurricanes do their thing? And didn't intervene?
Well, technically, yes.
How is that different from deism? He stepped back and watched the hurricanes do their thing, right? He wound them up and let them all go, right? So while watching this heinous round of hurricanes go to work and rip apart an entire state, even though he MADE the hurricanes, he didn't MAKE THEM go in any particular direction.
In other words, stuff just happens, and either God watches and doesn't care, or he cares and just watches.
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So what happened?
Well, the hurricanes just took their course. God watched it happen but he didn't force them to go anywhere.
So...God let the hurricanes do their thing? And didn't intervene?
Well, technically, yes.
How is that different from deism? He stepped back and watched the hurricanes do their thing, right? He wound them up and let them all go, right? So while watching this heinous round of hurricanes go to work and rip apart an entire state, even though he MADE the hurricanes, he didn't MAKE THEM go in any particular direction.
In other words, stuff just happens, and either God watches and doesn't care, or he cares and just watches.
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temple2006
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TONGUE IN CHEEK...........Of course he did. Don't you know that everything is preplanned and executed according to "The Plot".
Seriously, the latest theological concept....emergence, says that the universe is full of random events and novelty. God is a force and does not know what randomness and novelty will introduce but we can believe and hope that It's response is always loving.
Seriously, the latest theological concept....emergence, says that the universe is full of random events and novelty. God is a force and does not know what randomness and novelty will introduce but we can believe and hope that It's response is always loving.
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