mrmatt Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Would you rather...spend a day with God, and him answer any questions you have...or, kill Hilter with your bare hands and save over 14,000,000 people, knowing you'll spend an eternity in Hell? Link to post Share on other sites
IfWishesWereHorses Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'ld spend a day with God. Don't know that I could kill anyone (even Hitler) let alone with my bare hands. And you Mr. Matt? Link to post Share on other sites
Author mrmatt Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 And you Mr. Matt? I'd kill Hitler. Who knows if the children of one of those 14,000,000 people could have cured cancer, or any other innovation to make today's world a better place. Link to post Share on other sites
Owl Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'd ask God for guidance. He could let me know why Hitler wasn't killed by someone else. If He wanted it to happen, He'd make it happen. Link to post Share on other sites
Geishawhelk Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 God doesn't want you to take the law into your own hands (no pun intended). He did point out, in one of his 10 commandments that he'd rather you didn't kill anyone. I'd leave Hitler to him, and help myself to another slice of shortbread. Which doubtless, would be excellent. And non-fattening. Link to post Share on other sites
Author mrmatt Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Would you rather...save 5 of your closest adult friends from death....or save 100,000 children from a faraway country you don't even know the name of? Link to post Share on other sites
IfWishesWereHorses Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm not really proud of this but my 5 closest adult friends are parents and children ect... I'ld probably choose them. Link to post Share on other sites
Enema Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 God didn't take steps to stop Hitler, so it must have been in his plan. Who are you to question gods plan!? Link to post Share on other sites
Moose Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 God didn't take steps to stop Hitler, so it must have been in HIS plan.Like a Grandma spending all day and night knitting a quilt, we can only see the back side on this side of our physical existance. God already sees the whole tapestry, the whole picture, and we're all in for a big surprise... Link to post Share on other sites
Enema Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Like a Grandma spending all day and night knitting a quilt, we can only see the back side on this side of our physical existance. God already sees the whole tapestry, the whole picture, and we're all in for a big surprise... The end justifies the means? Gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette? Link to post Share on other sites
Geishawhelk Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Would you rather...save 5 of your closest adult friends from death....or save 100,000 children from a faraway country you don't even know the name of? The children. They may have more to offer. And my closest adult friends, knowing me, would understand. Link to post Share on other sites
Moose Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 The end justifies the means? Gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette?Precisely. For example, Christ knew that one of his fondest friends was sick and a messenger was sent to ask Christ to come and heal him before he would die. Christ didn't leave right away. His Disciples were even a little upset over it. When Christ did make it back, Lazurus' sister borderlined scorned Him over it. Christ did this on purpose to prove God's power over Death and raised his friend from death into life. As far as the Jewish holocaust with Hitler at the helm, God made another point. NOONE can destroy his chosen people. Ahemenijad will be the next person to realize this, only my opinion..... Link to post Share on other sites
disgracian Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 The problem with trying to rationalise events (especially tragic ones) into points made by god is that one tends to require a lot of tunnel vision to make it work. What about the 70-million or so non-Jews that died as part of the second world war, what point was god making with them, or were they just collateral damage? The less fanciful but more accurate interpretation of all tragic events is that they happen for no reason other than they are caused by nature or malevolent men with too much power than they can deal with responsibly. Cheers, D. Link to post Share on other sites
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