VIBE;8448623 said:
I was a dumb ass church going Christian for years.
It's all self absorbed bullshit.
What makes Odom, you, or me so much more important that our "prayers were answered" vs those that weren't?
Children or adults who suffer and die? Prayer lists and prayer circles that failed?
Is an answered prayer gods will?
Is one not answered still gods will?
If so, why pray?
If you do gods will; you will be rewarded
If you plead; you will be forgiven
If you follow; your life will be better
Yes, it's all about the individual, not God. You have a delusional perception. If God didn't benefit you, you wouldn't give a fuck.
Your entire premise is flawed bc it implies you're SUPPOSED to live a full 70+ years and anything less you've been robbed. We are not immortal. We will all die. At any given moment. So for atheists to see someone die and say 'ah ha! Where was God!' it doesn't even make sense.
Thats why when people die they say 'he's gone to a BETTER place'. We, all of us, cant imagine that. Bc we here, this must be as good as it gets right? No.
So when people pray for life you just asking for mercy and favor. Mercy and favor, that's it. Just a lil more time on this Earth. If you get it, you're blessed and fortunate to get it. If you dont, you accept that too! It'd be pretty selfish to turn your whole back on God and, idk become an atheist? Yea not many people have that perspective. And this is DEFINITELY not a conversation for the IC. But if you a 'church going Christian your whole life' like most atheists say, you already know all that right? @vibe