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The catastrophic tsunami in Asia was....
- Thread starter Nathon Detroit
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That option was for you.
How about a natural event that occurs when the plates of the earth shift. Of course the plates of the earth only shift because the flood in Noah's day caused the tilting of the earth and placed undo strain on them. So lets blame it on Satan and his introduction of sin which resulted in the flood in the first place.
Z Man
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Hmmmm.. let's see now. The catastrophic tsunami in Asia was...
- A judgment upon the wicked from God:
Well, if that was the case, we'd all be dead.
- A sign of the end times:
We've been getting these signs since Jesus ascended.
- A conspiracy staged by the U.N.
Highly doubtful and a ridiculus conclusion.
- A conspiracy staged by the Bush Administration:
Even more ridiculus.
- A sign of global warming:
Now how in the world does global warming affect a siesmic plate shift 6 miles beneath the ocean floor to cause an earthquake?
- Mother Earth striking back for overpopulation:
Did Skeptic come up with this one?
- A well orchestrated terrorist attack:
Geez! If they were willing to spend that amount of money to create a 40ft tsunami and wipe out Southeast Asia, why didn't they just invest it in wiping out America with a couple of nukes?
- Bad karma:
Karma? Who believes in this crap on a Christian website?
- A tragic random event:
There is no such thing as 'randomness', or accidents.
- Other (explain below):
I think all options have been exhausted.
So, I guess that leaves only one logical option left to be true. Guess which one I'll vote for...
:chuckle:
- A judgment upon the wicked from God:
Well, if that was the case, we'd all be dead.
- A sign of the end times:
We've been getting these signs since Jesus ascended.
- A conspiracy staged by the U.N.
Highly doubtful and a ridiculus conclusion.
- A conspiracy staged by the Bush Administration:
Even more ridiculus.
- A sign of global warming:
Now how in the world does global warming affect a siesmic plate shift 6 miles beneath the ocean floor to cause an earthquake?
- Mother Earth striking back for overpopulation:
Did Skeptic come up with this one?
- A well orchestrated terrorist attack:
Geez! If they were willing to spend that amount of money to create a 40ft tsunami and wipe out Southeast Asia, why didn't they just invest it in wiping out America with a couple of nukes?
- Bad karma:
Karma? Who believes in this crap on a Christian website?
- A tragic random event:
There is no such thing as 'randomness', or accidents.
- Other (explain below):
I think all options have been exhausted.
So, I guess that leaves only one logical option left to be true. Guess which one I'll vote for...
:chuckle:
OK... so did you vote "other" or "a tragic random event"?
ShadowMaid
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It was a tragic, random event.
philosophizer
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I check "tragic random event" and "other."
It was a tragic event certainly. And it was random in the people it killed, other than the fact that they were all in one geographical location.
The "other" part is that it is not quite random on all levels. It was the result of a seismic disturbance on the ocean floor from movements of contental plates. It's just something that happens on this Earth of ours. It is a thing of nature.
Did God cause it? No. Natural processes did.
Is God to blame for not preventing it or letting it happen? No. The somewhat hostile nature of Nature is a part of how our world must be constructed in order to create independent beings such as ourselves. Is that a design flaw? Only if you consider the "best" possible world to be one in which all things run "perfectly."
It was a tragic event certainly. And it was random in the people it killed, other than the fact that they were all in one geographical location.
The "other" part is that it is not quite random on all levels. It was the result of a seismic disturbance on the ocean floor from movements of contental plates. It's just something that happens on this Earth of ours. It is a thing of nature.
Did God cause it? No. Natural processes did.
Is God to blame for not preventing it or letting it happen? No. The somewhat hostile nature of Nature is a part of how our world must be constructed in order to create independent beings such as ourselves. Is that a design flaw? Only if you consider the "best" possible world to be one in which all things run "perfectly."
Wow. A random, tragic event. For once I'm in the majority around here...so, question, did this happen to take God by surprise, for you theists in the house? Or did he see it coming and decide not to lift a finger? Did hell need around 80,000 fresh souls after Christmas, or what?
Another thought--if Christians agree this was a random event, is there any advantage in approaching such things from a Christian perspective?
Another thought--if Christians agree this was a random event, is there any advantage in approaching such things from a Christian perspective?
King David
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ALL OF THE ABOVE SCRIPTURES HERE APPLY.
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Z Man
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I don't believe it was a 'random' event. God is sovereign - He controls this world. He created it, He controls it. The world isn't 'running free' from His control. I thought Job taught us this?
Most Christians on this board consider it a 'random event' because they are 'afraid' of attributing this tragic event to God. Yet, they'll turn right around and have no problem saying that God caused the flood in Noah's day which wiped out the whole world except 8 souls...
I say it was a random event, that was tragic. And I don't beleive it was cused by God, because it wasn't about judgment on the wicked, as the flood was...seeing as how Christ already suffered the punishment for all of us, on the cross.